merge GHC HEAD
[ghc-hetmet.git] / rts / Linker.c
index 3618fd4..28ba9a0 100644 (file)
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 /* Linux needs _GNU_SOURCE to get RTLD_DEFAULT from <dlfcn.h> and
    MREMAP_MAYMOVE from <sys/mman.h>.
  */
-#ifdef __linux__
-#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#if defined(__linux__)  || defined(__GLIBC__)
+#define _GNU_SOURCE 1
 #endif
 
 #include "Rts.h"
 #include "posix/Signals.h"
 #endif
 
-#if defined(mingw32_HOST_OS)
 // get protos for is*()
 #include <ctype.h>
-#endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <inttypes.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #endif
 
-#if defined(linux_HOST_OS) || defined(freebsd_HOST_OS) || defined(dragonfly_HOST_OS) || defined(netbsd_HOST_OS) || defined(openbsd_HOST_OS) || defined(darwin_HOST_OS)
+#if !defined(powerpc_HOST_ARCH) && \
+    (   defined(linux_HOST_OS    ) || defined(freebsd_HOST_OS) || \
+        defined(dragonfly_HOST_OS) || defined(netbsd_HOST_OS ) || \
+        defined(openbsd_HOST_OS  ) || defined(darwin_HOST_OS ) || \
+        defined(kfreebsdgnu_HOST_OS) )
+/* Don't use mmap on powerpc_HOST_ARCH as mmap doesn't support
+ * reallocating but we need to allocate jump islands just after each
+ * object images. Otherwise relative branches to jump islands can fail
+ * due to 24-bits displacement overflow.
+ */
 #define USE_MMAP
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 
 #endif
 
-#if defined(linux_HOST_OS) || defined(solaris2_HOST_OS) || defined(freebsd_HOST_OS) || defined(dragonfly_HOST_OS) || defined(netbsd_HOST_OS) || defined(openbsd_HOST_OS)
+#if defined(linux_HOST_OS) || defined(solaris2_HOST_OS) || defined(freebsd_HOST_OS) || defined(kfreebsdgnu_HOST_OS) || defined(dragonfly_HOST_OS) || defined(netbsd_HOST_OS) || defined(openbsd_HOST_OS)
 #  define OBJFORMAT_ELF
-#  include <regex.h>   // regex is already used by dlopen() so this is OK
-                       // to use here without requiring an additional lib
+#  include <regex.h>    // regex is already used by dlopen() so this is OK
+                        // to use here without requiring an additional lib
 #elif defined(cygwin32_HOST_OS) || defined (mingw32_HOST_OS)
 #  define OBJFORMAT_PEi386
 #  include <windows.h>
 #elif defined(darwin_HOST_OS)
 #  define OBJFORMAT_MACHO
 #  include <regex.h>
+#  include <mach/machine.h>
+#  include <mach-o/fat.h>
 #  include <mach-o/loader.h>
 #  include <mach-o/nlist.h>
 #  include <mach-o/reloc.h>
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#if defined(x86_64_HOST_ARCH) && defined(darwin_HOST_OS)
+#define ALWAYS_PIC
+#endif
+
 /* Hash table mapping symbol names to Symbol */
 static /*Str*/HashTable *symhash;
 
@@ -114,7 +128,17 @@ static /*Str*/HashTable *symhash;
 static /*Str*/HashTable *stablehash;
 
 /* List of currently loaded objects */
-ObjectCode *objects = NULL;    /* initially empty */
+ObjectCode *objects = NULL;     /* initially empty */
+
+static HsInt loadOc( ObjectCode* oc );
+static ObjectCode* mkOc( char *path, char *image, int imageSize,
+                         char *archiveMemberName
+#ifndef USE_MMAP
+#ifdef darwin_HOST_OS
+                       , int misalignment
+#endif
+#endif
+                       );
 
 #if defined(OBJFORMAT_ELF)
 static int ocVerifyImage_ELF    ( ObjectCode* oc );
@@ -158,7 +182,7 @@ static void machoInitSymbolsWithoutUnderscore( void );
  * are), and allocate jump-table slots.  Unfortunately this will
  * SILENTLY generate crashing code for data references.  This hack is
  * enabled by X86_64_ELF_NONPIC_HACK.
- * 
+ *
  * One workaround is to use shared Haskell libraries.  This is
  * coming.  Another workaround is to keep the static libraries but
  * compile them with -fPIC, because that will generate PIC references
@@ -208,7 +232,7 @@ static void machoInitSymbolsWithoutUnderscore( void );
  * We pick a default address based on the OS, but also make this
  * configurable via an RTS flag (+RTS -xm)
  */
-#if defined(x86_64_HOST_ARCH)
+#if !defined(ALWAYS_PIC) && defined(x86_64_HOST_ARCH)
 
 #if defined(MAP_32BIT)
 // Try to use MAP_32BIT
@@ -235,20 +259,22 @@ typedef struct _RtsSymbolVal {
     void   *addr;
 } RtsSymbolVal;
 
-#define Maybe_Stable_Names      SymI_HasProto(stg_mkWeakzh)                    \
-                               SymI_HasProto(stg_mkWeakForeignEnvzh)           \
-                               SymI_HasProto(stg_makeStableNamezh)             \
-                               SymI_HasProto(stg_finalizzeWeakzh)
+#define Maybe_Stable_Names      SymI_HasProto(stg_mkWeakzh)                     \
+                                SymI_HasProto(stg_mkWeakForeignEnvzh)           \
+                                SymI_HasProto(stg_makeStableNamezh)             \
+                                SymI_HasProto(stg_finalizzeWeakzh)
 
 #if !defined (mingw32_HOST_OS)
 #define RTS_POSIX_ONLY_SYMBOLS                  \
-      SymI_HasProto(__hscore_get_saved_termios)        \
-      SymI_HasProto(__hscore_set_saved_termios)        \
-      SymI_HasProto(shutdownHaskellAndSignal)  \
+      SymI_HasProto(__hscore_get_saved_termios) \
+      SymI_HasProto(__hscore_set_saved_termios) \
+      SymI_HasProto(shutdownHaskellAndSignal)   \
       SymI_HasProto(lockFile)                   \
       SymI_HasProto(unlockFile)                 \
-      SymI_HasProto(signal_handlers)           \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_sig_install)           \
+      SymI_HasProto(signal_handlers)            \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_sig_install)            \
+      SymI_HasProto(rtsTimerSignal)             \
+      SymI_HasProto(atexit)                     \
       SymI_NeedsProto(nocldstop)
 #endif
 
@@ -343,15 +369,6 @@ typedef struct _RtsSymbolVal {
 #define RTS_POSIX_ONLY_SYMBOLS  /**/
 #define RTS_CYGWIN_ONLY_SYMBOLS /**/
 
-/* Extra syms gen'ed by mingw-2's gcc-3.2: */
-#if __GNUC__>=3
-#define RTS_MINGW_EXTRA_SYMS                    \
-      SymI_NeedsProto(_imp____mb_cur_max)       \
-      SymI_NeedsProto(_imp___pctype)
-#else
-#define RTS_MINGW_EXTRA_SYMS
-#endif
-
 #if HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY
 #define RTS_MINGW_GETTIMEOFDAY_SYM SymI_NeedsProto(gettimeofday)
 #else
@@ -367,9 +384,11 @@ typedef struct _RtsSymbolVal {
 /* These are statically linked from the mingw libraries into the ghc
    executable, so we have to employ this hack. */
 #define RTS_MINGW_ONLY_SYMBOLS                           \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_asyncReadzh)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_asyncWritezh)                   \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_asyncDoProczh)                  \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_asyncReadzh)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_asyncWritezh)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_asyncDoProczh)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(getWin32ProgArgv)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(setWin32ProgArgv)                    \
       SymI_HasProto(memset)                              \
       SymI_HasProto(inet_ntoa)                           \
       SymI_HasProto(inet_addr)                           \
@@ -392,17 +411,17 @@ typedef struct _RtsSymbolVal {
       SymI_HasProto(strncpy)                             \
       SymI_HasProto(abort)                               \
       SymI_NeedsProto(_alloca)                           \
-      SymI_HasProto(isxdigit)                          \
-      SymI_HasProto(isupper)                           \
-      SymI_HasProto(ispunct)                           \
-      SymI_HasProto(islower)                           \
-      SymI_HasProto(isspace)                           \
-      SymI_HasProto(isprint)                           \
-      SymI_HasProto(isdigit)                           \
-      SymI_HasProto(iscntrl)                           \
-      SymI_HasProto(isalpha)                           \
-      SymI_HasProto(isalnum)                           \
-      SymI_HasProto(isascii)                           \
+      SymI_HasProto(isxdigit)                            \
+      SymI_HasProto(isupper)                             \
+      SymI_HasProto(ispunct)                             \
+      SymI_HasProto(islower)                             \
+      SymI_HasProto(isspace)                             \
+      SymI_HasProto(isprint)                             \
+      SymI_HasProto(isdigit)                             \
+      SymI_HasProto(iscntrl)                             \
+      SymI_HasProto(isalpha)                             \
+      SymI_HasProto(isalnum)                             \
+      SymI_HasProto(isascii)                             \
       RTS___MINGW_VFPRINTF_SYM                           \
       SymI_HasProto(strcmp)                              \
       SymI_HasProto(memmove)                             \
@@ -434,7 +453,7 @@ typedef struct _RtsSymbolVal {
       SymI_HasProto(expf)                                \
       SymI_HasProto(logf)                                \
       SymI_HasProto(sqrtf)                               \
-      SymI_HasProto(erf)                                \
+      SymI_HasProto(erf)                                 \
       SymI_HasProto(erfc)                                \
       SymI_HasProto(erff)                                \
       SymI_HasProto(erfcf)                               \
@@ -452,13 +471,16 @@ typedef struct _RtsSymbolVal {
       SymI_NeedsProto(opendir)                           \
       SymI_NeedsProto(readdir)                           \
       SymI_NeedsProto(rewinddir)                         \
-      RTS_MINGW_EXTRA_SYMS                               \
-      RTS_MINGW_GETTIMEOFDAY_SYM                        \
+      SymI_NeedsProto(_imp____mb_cur_max)                \
+      SymI_NeedsProto(_imp___pctype)                     \
+      SymI_NeedsProto(__chkstk)                          \
+      RTS_MINGW_GETTIMEOFDAY_SYM                         \
       SymI_NeedsProto(closedir)
 #endif
 
+
 #if defined(darwin_HOST_OS) && HAVE_PRINTF_LDBLSTUB
-#define RTS_DARWIN_ONLY_SYMBOLS                                    \
+#define RTS_DARWIN_ONLY_SYMBOLS                             \
      SymI_NeedsProto(asprintf$LDBLStub)                     \
      SymI_NeedsProto(err$LDBLStub)                          \
      SymI_NeedsProto(errc$LDBLStub)                         \
@@ -514,18 +536,18 @@ typedef struct _RtsSymbolVal {
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(mingw32_HOST_OS)
-#define RTS_USER_SIGNALS_SYMBOLS \
-   SymI_HasProto(setIOManagerPipe) \
-   SymI_HasProto(ioManagerWakeup) \
-   SymI_HasProto(ioManagerSync) \
-   SymI_HasProto(blockUserSignals) \
+#define RTS_USER_SIGNALS_SYMBOLS        \
+   SymI_HasProto(setIOManagerControlFd) \
+   SymI_HasProto(setIOManagerWakeupFd)  \
+   SymI_HasProto(ioManagerWakeup)       \
+   SymI_HasProto(blockUserSignals)      \
    SymI_HasProto(unblockUserSignals)
 #else
-#define RTS_USER_SIGNALS_SYMBOLS     \
-   SymI_HasProto(ioManagerWakeup) \
-   SymI_HasProto(sendIOManagerEvent) \
-   SymI_HasProto(readIOManagerEvent) \
-   SymI_HasProto(getIOManagerEvent)  \
+#define RTS_USER_SIGNALS_SYMBOLS        \
+   SymI_HasProto(ioManagerWakeup)       \
+   SymI_HasProto(sendIOManagerEvent)    \
+   SymI_HasProto(readIOManagerEvent)    \
+   SymI_HasProto(getIOManagerEvent)     \
    SymI_HasProto(console_handler)
 #endif
 
@@ -548,447 +570,452 @@ typedef struct _RtsSymbolVal {
 #ifdef TABLES_NEXT_TO_CODE
 #define RTS_RET_SYMBOLS /* nothing */
 #else
-#define RTS_RET_SYMBOLS                                \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_enter_ret)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_fun_ret)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_v_ret)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_f_ret)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_d_ret)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_l_ret)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_n_ret)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_p_ret)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pv_ret)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pp_ret)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_ppv_ret)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_ppp_ret)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pppv_ret)                   \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pppp_ret)                   \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_ppppp_ret)                  \
+#define RTS_RET_SYMBOLS                                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_enter_ret)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_fun_ret)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_v_ret)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_f_ret)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_d_ret)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_l_ret)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_n_ret)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_p_ret)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pv_ret)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pp_ret)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_ppv_ret)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_ppp_ret)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pppv_ret)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pppp_ret)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_ppppp_ret)                   \
       SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pppppp_ret)
 #endif
 
 /* Modules compiled with -ticky may mention ticky counters */
 /* This list should marry up with the one in $(TOP)/includes/stg/Ticky.h */
-#define RTS_TICKY_SYMBOLS                       \
-      SymI_NeedsProto(ticky_entry_ctrs)         \
-      SymI_NeedsProto(top_ct)                   \
-                                                \
-      SymI_HasProto(ENT_VIA_NODE_ctr)          \
-      SymI_HasProto(ENT_STATIC_THK_ctr)                \
-      SymI_HasProto(ENT_DYN_THK_ctr)           \
-      SymI_HasProto(ENT_STATIC_FUN_DIRECT_ctr) \
-      SymI_HasProto(ENT_DYN_FUN_DIRECT_ctr)    \
-      SymI_HasProto(ENT_STATIC_CON_ctr)                \
-      SymI_HasProto(ENT_DYN_CON_ctr)           \
-      SymI_HasProto(ENT_STATIC_IND_ctr)                \
-      SymI_HasProto(ENT_DYN_IND_ctr)           \
-      SymI_HasProto(ENT_PERM_IND_ctr)          \
-      SymI_HasProto(ENT_PAP_ctr)               \
-      SymI_HasProto(ENT_AP_ctr)                        \
-      SymI_HasProto(ENT_AP_STACK_ctr)          \
-      SymI_HasProto(ENT_BH_ctr)                        \
-      SymI_HasProto(UNKNOWN_CALL_ctr)          \
-      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_v_ctr)           \
-      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_f_ctr)           \
-      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_d_ctr)           \
-      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_l_ctr)           \
-      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_n_ctr)           \
-      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_p_ctr)           \
-      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_pv_ctr)          \
-      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_pp_ctr)          \
-      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_ppv_ctr)         \
-      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_ppp_ctr)         \
-      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_pppv_ctr)                \
-      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_pppp_ctr)                \
-      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_ppppp_ctr)               \
-      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_pppppp_ctr)              \
-      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_OTHER_ctr)               \
+#define RTS_TICKY_SYMBOLS                               \
+      SymI_NeedsProto(ticky_entry_ctrs)                 \
+      SymI_NeedsProto(top_ct)                           \
+                                                        \
+      SymI_HasProto(ENT_VIA_NODE_ctr)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(ENT_STATIC_THK_ctr)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(ENT_DYN_THK_ctr)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(ENT_STATIC_FUN_DIRECT_ctr)          \
+      SymI_HasProto(ENT_DYN_FUN_DIRECT_ctr)             \
+      SymI_HasProto(ENT_STATIC_CON_ctr)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(ENT_DYN_CON_ctr)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(ENT_STATIC_IND_ctr)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(ENT_DYN_IND_ctr)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(ENT_PERM_IND_ctr)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(ENT_PAP_ctr)                        \
+      SymI_HasProto(ENT_AP_ctr)                         \
+      SymI_HasProto(ENT_AP_STACK_ctr)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(ENT_BH_ctr)                         \
+      SymI_HasProto(UNKNOWN_CALL_ctr)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_v_ctr)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_f_ctr)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_d_ctr)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_l_ctr)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_n_ctr)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_p_ctr)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_pv_ctr)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_pp_ctr)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_ppv_ctr)                  \
+      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_ppp_ctr)                  \
+      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_pppv_ctr)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_pppp_ctr)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_ppppp_ctr)                \
+      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_pppppp_ctr)               \
+      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_OTHER_ctr)                \
       SymI_HasProto(ticky_slow_call_unevald)            \
-      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_ctr)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(MULTI_CHUNK_SLOW_CALL_ctr)         \
-      SymI_HasProto(MULTI_CHUNK_SLOW_CALL_CHUNKS_ctr)  \
-      SymI_HasProto(KNOWN_CALL_ctr)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(KNOWN_CALL_TOO_FEW_ARGS_ctr)       \
-      SymI_HasProto(KNOWN_CALL_EXTRA_ARGS_ctr)         \
-      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_FUN_TOO_FEW_ctr)         \
-      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_FUN_CORRECT_ctr)         \
-      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_FUN_TOO_MANY_ctr)                \
-      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_PAP_TOO_FEW_ctr)         \
-      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_PAP_CORRECT_ctr)         \
-      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_PAP_TOO_MANY_ctr)                \
-      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_UNEVALD_ctr)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(UPDF_OMITTED_ctr)          \
-      SymI_HasProto(UPDF_PUSHED_ctr)           \
-      SymI_HasProto(CATCHF_PUSHED_ctr)         \
-      SymI_HasProto(UPDF_RCC_PUSHED_ctr)       \
-      SymI_HasProto(UPDF_RCC_OMITTED_ctr)      \
-      SymI_HasProto(UPD_SQUEEZED_ctr)          \
-      SymI_HasProto(UPD_CON_IN_NEW_ctr)                \
-      SymI_HasProto(UPD_CON_IN_PLACE_ctr)      \
-      SymI_HasProto(UPD_PAP_IN_NEW_ctr)                \
-      SymI_HasProto(UPD_PAP_IN_PLACE_ctr)      \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_HEAP_ctr)            \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_HEAP_tot)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_FUN_ctr)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_FUN_adm)              \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_FUN_gds)              \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_FUN_slp)              \
-      SymI_HasProto(UPD_NEW_IND_ctr)           \
-      SymI_HasProto(UPD_NEW_PERM_IND_ctr)      \
-      SymI_HasProto(UPD_OLD_IND_ctr)           \
-      SymI_HasProto(UPD_OLD_PERM_IND_ctr)              \
-      SymI_HasProto(UPD_BH_UPDATABLE_ctr)              \
-      SymI_HasProto(UPD_BH_SINGLE_ENTRY_ctr)           \
-      SymI_HasProto(UPD_CAF_BH_UPDATABLE_ctr)          \
-      SymI_HasProto(UPD_CAF_BH_SINGLE_ENTRY_ctr)       \
-      SymI_HasProto(GC_SEL_ABANDONED_ctr)              \
-      SymI_HasProto(GC_SEL_MINOR_ctr)          \
-      SymI_HasProto(GC_SEL_MAJOR_ctr)          \
-      SymI_HasProto(GC_FAILED_PROMOTION_ctr)   \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_UP_THK_ctr)          \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_SE_THK_ctr)          \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_THK_adm)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_THK_gds)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_THK_slp)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_CON_ctr)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_CON_adm)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_CON_gds)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_CON_slp)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_TUP_ctr)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_TUP_adm)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_TUP_gds)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_TUP_slp)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_BH_ctr)              \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_BH_adm)              \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_BH_gds)              \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_BH_slp)              \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_PRIM_ctr)            \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_PRIM_adm)            \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_PRIM_gds)            \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_PRIM_slp)            \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_PAP_ctr)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_PAP_adm)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_PAP_gds)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_PAP_slp)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_TSO_ctr)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_TSO_adm)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_TSO_gds)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_TSO_slp)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(RET_NEW_ctr)               \
-      SymI_HasProto(RET_OLD_ctr)               \
-      SymI_HasProto(RET_UNBOXED_TUP_ctr)       \
+      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_ctr)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(MULTI_CHUNK_SLOW_CALL_ctr)          \
+      SymI_HasProto(MULTI_CHUNK_SLOW_CALL_CHUNKS_ctr)   \
+      SymI_HasProto(KNOWN_CALL_ctr)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(KNOWN_CALL_TOO_FEW_ARGS_ctr)        \
+      SymI_HasProto(KNOWN_CALL_EXTRA_ARGS_ctr)          \
+      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_FUN_TOO_FEW_ctr)          \
+      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_FUN_CORRECT_ctr)          \
+      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_FUN_TOO_MANY_ctr)         \
+      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_PAP_TOO_FEW_ctr)          \
+      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_PAP_CORRECT_ctr)          \
+      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_PAP_TOO_MANY_ctr)         \
+      SymI_HasProto(SLOW_CALL_UNEVALD_ctr)              \
+      SymI_HasProto(UPDF_OMITTED_ctr)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(UPDF_PUSHED_ctr)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(CATCHF_PUSHED_ctr)                  \
+      SymI_HasProto(UPDF_RCC_PUSHED_ctr)                \
+      SymI_HasProto(UPDF_RCC_OMITTED_ctr)               \
+      SymI_HasProto(UPD_SQUEEZED_ctr)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(UPD_CON_IN_NEW_ctr)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(UPD_CON_IN_PLACE_ctr)               \
+      SymI_HasProto(UPD_PAP_IN_NEW_ctr)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(UPD_PAP_IN_PLACE_ctr)               \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_HEAP_ctr)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_HEAP_tot)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_FUN_ctr)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_FUN_adm)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_FUN_gds)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_FUN_slp)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(UPD_NEW_IND_ctr)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(UPD_NEW_PERM_IND_ctr)               \
+      SymI_HasProto(UPD_OLD_IND_ctr)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(UPD_OLD_PERM_IND_ctr)               \
+      SymI_HasProto(UPD_BH_UPDATABLE_ctr)               \
+      SymI_HasProto(UPD_BH_SINGLE_ENTRY_ctr)            \
+      SymI_HasProto(UPD_CAF_BH_UPDATABLE_ctr)           \
+      SymI_HasProto(UPD_CAF_BH_SINGLE_ENTRY_ctr)        \
+      SymI_HasProto(GC_SEL_ABANDONED_ctr)               \
+      SymI_HasProto(GC_SEL_MINOR_ctr)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(GC_SEL_MAJOR_ctr)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(GC_FAILED_PROMOTION_ctr)            \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_UP_THK_ctr)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_SE_THK_ctr)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_THK_adm)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_THK_gds)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_THK_slp)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_CON_ctr)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_CON_adm)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_CON_gds)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_CON_slp)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_TUP_ctr)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_TUP_adm)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_TUP_gds)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_TUP_slp)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_BH_ctr)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_BH_adm)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_BH_gds)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_BH_slp)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_PRIM_ctr)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_PRIM_adm)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_PRIM_gds)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_PRIM_slp)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_PAP_ctr)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_PAP_adm)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_PAP_gds)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_PAP_slp)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_TSO_ctr)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_TSO_adm)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_TSO_gds)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(ALLOC_TSO_slp)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(RET_NEW_ctr)                        \
+      SymI_HasProto(RET_OLD_ctr)                        \
+      SymI_HasProto(RET_UNBOXED_TUP_ctr)                \
       SymI_HasProto(RET_SEMI_loads_avoided)
 
 
 // On most platforms, the garbage collector rewrites references
-//     to small integer and char objects to a set of common, shared ones.
+//      to small integer and char objects to a set of common, shared ones.
 //
 // We don't do this when compiling to Windows DLLs at the moment because
-//     it doesn't support cross package data references well.
+//      it doesn't support cross package data references well.
 //
 #if defined(__PIC__) && defined(mingw32_HOST_OS)
 #define RTS_INTCHAR_SYMBOLS
 #else
-#define RTS_INTCHAR_SYMBOLS                            \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_CHARLIKE_closure)              \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_INTLIKE_closure)               
+#define RTS_INTCHAR_SYMBOLS                             \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_CHARLIKE_closure)               \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_INTLIKE_closure)
 #endif
 
 
-#define RTS_SYMBOLS                                    \
-      Maybe_Stable_Names                               \
+#define RTS_SYMBOLS                                     \
+      Maybe_Stable_Names                                \
       RTS_TICKY_SYMBOLS                                 \
-      SymI_HasProto(StgReturn)                         \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_enter_info)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_void_info)                  \
-      SymI_HasProto(__stg_gc_enter_1)                  \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_noregs)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_unpt_r1_info)               \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_unpt_r1)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_unbx_r1_info)               \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_unbx_r1)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_f1_info)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_f1)                         \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_d1_info)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_d1)                         \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_l1_info)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_l1)                         \
-      SymI_HasProto(__stg_gc_fun)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_fun_info)                   \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_gen)                                \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_gen_info)                   \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_gen_hp)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_ut)                         \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_gen_yield)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_yield_noregs)                  \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_yield_to_interpreter)          \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_gen_block)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_block_noregs)                  \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_block_1)                       \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_block_takemvar)                        \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_block_putmvar)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(StgReturn)                          \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_enter_info)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_void_info)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(__stg_gc_enter_1)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_noregs)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_unpt_r1_info)                \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_unpt_r1)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_unbx_r1_info)                \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_unbx_r1)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_f1_info)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_f1)                          \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_d1_info)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_d1)                          \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_l1_info)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_l1)                          \
+      SymI_HasProto(__stg_gc_fun)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_fun_info)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_gen)                         \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_gen_info)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_gen_hp)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_gc_ut)                          \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_gen_yield)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_yield_noregs)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_yield_to_interpreter)           \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_gen_block)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_block_noregs)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_block_1)                        \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_block_takemvar)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_block_putmvar)                  \
       MAIN_CAP_SYM                                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(MallocFailHook)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(OnExitHook)                                \
-      SymI_HasProto(OutOfHeapHook)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(StackOverflowHook)                 \
-      SymI_HasProto(addDLL)                            \
-      SymI_HasProto(__int_encodeDouble)                        \
-      SymI_HasProto(__word_encodeDouble)               \
-      SymI_HasProto(__2Int_encodeDouble)               \
-      SymI_HasProto(__int_encodeFloat)                 \
-      SymI_HasProto(__word_encodeFloat)                        \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_atomicallyzh)                  \
-      SymI_HasProto(barf)                              \
-      SymI_HasProto(debugBelch)                                \
-      SymI_HasProto(errorBelch)                                \
+      SymI_HasProto(MallocFailHook)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(OnExitHook)                         \
+      SymI_HasProto(OutOfHeapHook)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(StackOverflowHook)                  \
+      SymI_HasProto(addDLL)                             \
+      SymI_HasProto(__int_encodeDouble)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(__word_encodeDouble)                \
+      SymI_HasProto(__2Int_encodeDouble)                \
+      SymI_HasProto(__int_encodeFloat)                  \
+      SymI_HasProto(__word_encodeFloat)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_atomicallyzh)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(barf)                               \
+      SymI_HasProto(debugBelch)                         \
+      SymI_HasProto(errorBelch)                         \
       SymI_HasProto(sysErrorBelch)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_getMaskingStatezh)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_maskAsyncExceptionszh)         \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_maskUninterruptiblezh)         \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_catchzh)                       \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_catchRetryzh)                  \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_catchSTMzh)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_getMaskingStatezh)              \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_maskAsyncExceptionszh)          \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_maskUninterruptiblezh)          \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_catchzh)                        \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_catchRetryzh)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_catchSTMzh)                     \
       SymI_HasProto(stg_checkzh)                        \
       SymI_HasProto(closure_flags)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(cmp_thread)                                \
-      SymI_HasProto(createAdjustor)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_decodeDoublezu2Intzh)          \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_decodeFloatzuIntzh)            \
-      SymI_HasProto(defaultsHook)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_delayzh)                       \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_deRefWeakzh)                   \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_deRefStablePtrzh)              \
-      SymI_HasProto(dirty_MUT_VAR)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_forkzh)                                \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_forkOnzh)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(forkProcess)                       \
-      SymI_HasProto(forkOS_createThread)               \
-      SymI_HasProto(freeHaskellFunctionPtr)            \
-      SymI_HasProto(getOrSetTypeableStore)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(getOrSetGHCConcSignalHandlerStore)         \
-      SymI_HasProto(getOrSetGHCConcPendingEventsStore)         \
-      SymI_HasProto(getOrSetGHCConcPendingDelaysStore)         \
-      SymI_HasProto(getOrSetGHCConcIOManagerThreadStore)       \
-      SymI_HasProto(getOrSetGHCConcProddingStore)              \
-      SymI_HasProto(genSymZh)                          \
-      SymI_HasProto(genericRaise)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(getProgArgv)                       \
-      SymI_HasProto(getFullProgArgv)                   \
-      SymI_HasProto(getStablePtr)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(hs_init)                           \
-      SymI_HasProto(hs_exit)                           \
-      SymI_HasProto(hs_set_argv)                       \
-      SymI_HasProto(hs_add_root)                       \
-      SymI_HasProto(hs_perform_gc)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(hs_free_stable_ptr)                        \
-      SymI_HasProto(hs_free_fun_ptr)                   \
-      SymI_HasProto(hs_hpc_rootModule)                 \
-      SymI_HasProto(hs_hpc_module)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(initLinker)                                \
+      SymI_HasProto(cmp_thread)                         \
+      SymI_HasProto(createAdjustor)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_decodeDoublezu2Intzh)           \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_decodeFloatzuIntzh)             \
+      SymI_HasProto(defaultsHook)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_delayzh)                        \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_deRefWeakzh)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_deRefStablePtrzh)               \
+      SymI_HasProto(dirty_MUT_VAR)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_forkzh)                         \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_forkOnzh)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(forkProcess)                        \
+      SymI_HasProto(forkOS_createThread)                \
+      SymI_HasProto(freeHaskellFunctionPtr)             \
+      SymI_HasProto(getOrSetTypeableStore)              \
+      SymI_HasProto(getOrSetGHCConcSignalSignalHandlerStore)            \
+      SymI_HasProto(getOrSetGHCConcWindowsPendingDelaysStore)           \
+      SymI_HasProto(getOrSetGHCConcWindowsIOManagerThreadStore)         \
+      SymI_HasProto(getOrSetGHCConcWindowsProddingStore)                \
+      SymI_HasProto(getOrSetSystemEventThreadEventManagerStore)         \
+      SymI_HasProto(getOrSetSystemEventThreadIOManagerThreadStore)      \
+      SymI_HasProto(genSymZh)                           \
+      SymI_HasProto(genericRaise)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(getProgArgv)                        \
+      SymI_HasProto(getFullProgArgv)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(getStablePtr)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(hs_init)                            \
+      SymI_HasProto(hs_exit)                            \
+      SymI_HasProto(hs_set_argv)                        \
+      SymI_HasProto(hs_add_root)                        \
+      SymI_HasProto(hs_perform_gc)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(hs_free_stable_ptr)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(hs_free_fun_ptr)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(hs_hpc_rootModule)                  \
+      SymI_HasProto(hs_hpc_module)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(initLinker)                         \
       SymI_HasProto(stg_unpackClosurezh)                \
       SymI_HasProto(stg_getApStackValzh)                \
       SymI_HasProto(stg_getSparkzh)                     \
       SymI_HasProto(stg_numSparkszh)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_isCurrentThreadBoundzh)                \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_isEmptyMVarzh)                 \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_killThreadzh)                  \
-      SymI_HasProto(loadObj)                           \
-      SymI_HasProto(insertStableSymbol)                \
-      SymI_HasProto(insertSymbol)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(lookupSymbol)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_makeStablePtrzh)               \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_mkApUpd0zh)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_myThreadIdzh)                  \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_isCurrentThreadBoundzh)         \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_isEmptyMVarzh)                  \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_killThreadzh)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(loadArchive)                        \
+      SymI_HasProto(loadObj)                            \
+      SymI_HasProto(insertStableSymbol)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(insertSymbol)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(lookupSymbol)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_makeStablePtrzh)                \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_mkApUpd0zh)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_myThreadIdzh)                   \
       SymI_HasProto(stg_labelThreadzh)                  \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_newArrayzh)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_newBCOzh)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_newByteArrayzh)                \
-      SymI_HasProto_redirect(newCAF, newDynCAF)                \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_newMVarzh)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_newMutVarzh)                   \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_newTVarzh)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_noDuplicatezh)                 \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_atomicModifyMutVarzh)          \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_newPinnedByteArrayzh)          \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_newAlignedPinnedByteArrayzh)   \
-      SymI_HasProto(newSpark)                          \
-      SymI_HasProto(performGC)                         \
-      SymI_HasProto(performMajorGC)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(prog_argc)                         \
-      SymI_HasProto(prog_argv)                         \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_putMVarzh)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_raisezh)                       \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_raiseIOzh)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_readTVarzh)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_readTVarIOzh)                  \
-      SymI_HasProto(resumeThread)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_newArrayzh)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_newBCOzh)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_newByteArrayzh)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto_redirect(newCAF, newDynCAF)         \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_newMVarzh)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_newMutVarzh)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_newTVarzh)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_noDuplicatezh)                  \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_atomicModifyMutVarzh)           \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_casMutVarzh)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_newPinnedByteArrayzh)           \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_newAlignedPinnedByteArrayzh)    \
+      SymI_HasProto(newSpark)                           \
+      SymI_HasProto(performGC)                          \
+      SymI_HasProto(performMajorGC)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(prog_argc)                          \
+      SymI_HasProto(prog_argv)                          \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_putMVarzh)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_raisezh)                        \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_raiseIOzh)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_readTVarzh)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_readTVarIOzh)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(resumeThread)                       \
       SymI_HasProto(resolveObjs)                        \
       SymI_HasProto(stg_retryzh)                        \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_apply)                         \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_checkSchedStatus)              \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_eval)                          \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_evalIO)                                \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_evalLazyIO)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_evalStableIO)                  \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_eval_)                         \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_getBool)                       \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_getChar)                       \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_getDouble)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_getFloat)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_getInt)                                \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_getInt8)                       \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_getInt16)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_getInt32)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_getInt64)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_getPtr)                                \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_getFunPtr)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_getStablePtr)                  \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_getThreadId)                   \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_getWord)                       \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_getWord8)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_getWord16)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_getWord32)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_getWord64)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_lock)                          \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkBool)                                \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkChar)                                \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkDouble)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkFloat)                       \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkInt)                         \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkInt8)                                \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkInt16)                       \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkInt32)                       \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkInt64)                       \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkPtr)                         \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkFunPtr)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkStablePtr)                   \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkString)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkWord)                                \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkWord8)                       \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkWord16)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkWord32)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkWord64)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(rts_unlock)                                \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_apply)                          \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_checkSchedStatus)               \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_eval)                           \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_evalIO)                         \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_evalLazyIO)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_evalStableIO)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_eval_)                          \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_getBool)                        \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_getChar)                        \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_getDouble)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_getFloat)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_getInt)                         \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_getInt8)                        \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_getInt16)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_getInt32)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_getInt64)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_getPtr)                         \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_getFunPtr)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_getStablePtr)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_getThreadId)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_getWord)                        \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_getWord8)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_getWord16)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_getWord32)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_getWord64)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_lock)                           \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkBool)                         \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkChar)                         \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkDouble)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkFloat)                        \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkInt)                          \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkInt8)                         \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkInt16)                        \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkInt32)                        \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkInt64)                        \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkPtr)                          \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkFunPtr)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkStablePtr)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkString)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkWord)                         \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkWord8)                        \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkWord16)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkWord32)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_mkWord64)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_unlock)                         \
       SymI_HasProto(rts_unsafeGetMyCapability)          \
-      SymI_HasProto(rtsSupportsBoundThreads)           \
-      SymI_HasProto(setProgArgv)                       \
-      SymI_HasProto(startupHaskell)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(shutdownHaskell)                   \
-      SymI_HasProto(shutdownHaskellAndExit)            \
-      SymI_HasProto(stable_ptr_table)                  \
-      SymI_HasProto(stackOverflow)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_CAF_BLACKHOLE_info)            \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_BLACKHOLE_info)                        \
-      SymI_HasProto(__stg_EAGER_BLACKHOLE_info)                \
+      SymI_HasProto(rtsSupportsBoundThreads)            \
+      SymI_HasProto(rts_isProfiled)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(setProgArgv)                        \
+      SymI_HasProto(startupHaskell)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(shutdownHaskell)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(shutdownHaskellAndExit)             \
+      SymI_HasProto(stable_ptr_table)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(stackOverflow)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_CAF_BLACKHOLE_info)             \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_BLACKHOLE_info)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(__stg_EAGER_BLACKHOLE_info)         \
       SymI_HasProto(stg_BLOCKING_QUEUE_CLEAN_info)      \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_BLOCKING_QUEUE_DIRTY_info)     \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_BLOCKING_QUEUE_DIRTY_info)      \
       SymI_HasProto(startTimer)                         \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_MVAR_CLEAN_info)               \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_MVAR_DIRTY_info)               \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_IND_STATIC_info)               \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_MVAR_CLEAN_info)                \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_MVAR_DIRTY_info)                \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_IND_STATIC_info)                \
       SymI_HasProto(stg_ARR_WORDS_info)                 \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_MUT_ARR_PTRS_DIRTY_info)       \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_MUT_ARR_PTRS_FROZEN_info)      \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_MUT_ARR_PTRS_FROZEN0_info)     \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_MUT_ARR_PTRS_DIRTY_info)        \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_MUT_ARR_PTRS_FROZEN_info)       \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_MUT_ARR_PTRS_FROZEN0_info)      \
       SymI_HasProto(stg_WEAK_info)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_v_info)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_f_info)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_d_info)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_l_info)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_n_info)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_p_info)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pv_info)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pp_info)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_ppv_info)                   \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_ppp_info)                   \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pppv_info)                  \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pppp_info)                  \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_ppppp_info)                 \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pppppp_info)                        \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_0_fast)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_v_fast)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_f_fast)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_d_fast)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_l_fast)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_n_fast)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_p_fast)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pv_fast)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pp_fast)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_ppv_fast)                   \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_ppp_fast)                   \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pppv_fast)                  \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pppp_fast)                  \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_ppppp_fast)                 \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pppppp_fast)                        \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_1_upd_info)                 \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_2_upd_info)                 \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_3_upd_info)                 \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_4_upd_info)                 \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_5_upd_info)                 \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_6_upd_info)                 \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_7_upd_info)                 \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_exit)                          \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_0_upd_info)                        \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_10_upd_info)               \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_11_upd_info)               \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_12_upd_info)               \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_13_upd_info)               \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_14_upd_info)               \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_15_upd_info)               \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_1_upd_info)                        \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_2_upd_info)                        \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_3_upd_info)                        \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_4_upd_info)                        \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_5_upd_info)                        \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_6_upd_info)                        \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_7_upd_info)                        \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_8_upd_info)                        \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_9_upd_info)                        \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_upd_frame_info)                        \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_bh_upd_frame_info)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(suspendThread)                     \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_takeMVarzh)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_threadStatuszh)                        \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_tryPutMVarzh)                  \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_tryTakeMVarzh)                 \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_unmaskAsyncExceptionszh)       \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_v_info)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_f_info)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_d_info)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_l_info)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_n_info)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_p_info)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pv_info)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pp_info)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_ppv_info)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_ppp_info)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pppv_info)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pppp_info)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_ppppp_info)                  \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pppppp_info)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_0_fast)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_v_fast)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_f_fast)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_d_fast)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_l_fast)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_n_fast)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_p_fast)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pv_fast)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pp_fast)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_ppv_fast)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_ppp_fast)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pppv_fast)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pppp_fast)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_ppppp_fast)                  \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_pppppp_fast)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_1_upd_info)                  \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_2_upd_info)                  \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_3_upd_info)                  \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_4_upd_info)                  \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_5_upd_info)                  \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_6_upd_info)                  \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_ap_7_upd_info)                  \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_exit)                           \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_0_upd_info)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_10_upd_info)                \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_11_upd_info)                \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_12_upd_info)                \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_13_upd_info)                \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_14_upd_info)                \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_15_upd_info)                \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_1_upd_info)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_2_upd_info)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_3_upd_info)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_4_upd_info)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_5_upd_info)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_6_upd_info)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_7_upd_info)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_8_upd_info)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_sel_9_upd_info)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_upd_frame_info)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_bh_upd_frame_info)              \
+      SymI_HasProto(suspendThread)                      \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_takeMVarzh)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_threadStatuszh)                 \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_tryPutMVarzh)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_tryTakeMVarzh)                  \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_unmaskAsyncExceptionszh)        \
       SymI_HasProto(unloadObj)                          \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_unsafeThawArrayzh)             \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_waitReadzh)                    \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_waitWritezh)                   \
-      SymI_HasProto(stg_writeTVarzh)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_unsafeThawArrayzh)              \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_waitReadzh)                     \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_waitWritezh)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_writeTVarzh)                    \
       SymI_HasProto(stg_yieldzh)                        \
       SymI_NeedsProto(stg_interp_constr_entry)          \
-      SymI_HasProto(alloc_blocks_lim)                   \
+      SymI_HasProto(stg_arg_bitmaps)                    \
+      SymI_HasProto(large_alloc_lim)                    \
       SymI_HasProto(g0)                                 \
       SymI_HasProto(allocate)                           \
-      SymI_HasProto(allocateExec)                      \
-      SymI_HasProto(freeExec)                          \
+      SymI_HasProto(allocateExec)                       \
+      SymI_HasProto(freeExec)                           \
       SymI_HasProto(getAllocations)                     \
       SymI_HasProto(revertCAFs)                         \
       SymI_HasProto(RtsFlags)                           \
-      SymI_NeedsProto(rts_breakpoint_io_action)                \
-      SymI_NeedsProto(rts_stop_next_breakpoint)                \
-      SymI_NeedsProto(rts_stop_on_exception)           \
-      SymI_HasProto(stopTimer)                         \
-      SymI_HasProto(n_capabilities)                    \
+      SymI_NeedsProto(rts_breakpoint_io_action)         \
+      SymI_NeedsProto(rts_stop_next_breakpoint)         \
+      SymI_NeedsProto(rts_stop_on_exception)            \
+      SymI_HasProto(stopTimer)                          \
+      SymI_HasProto(n_capabilities)                     \
       SymI_HasProto(stg_traceCcszh)                     \
       SymI_HasProto(stg_traceEventzh)                   \
-      RTS_USER_SIGNALS_SYMBOLS                         \
+      RTS_USER_SIGNALS_SYMBOLS                          \
       RTS_INTCHAR_SYMBOLS
 
 
 // 64-bit support functions in libgcc.a
 #if defined(__GNUC__) && SIZEOF_VOID_P <= 4
-#define RTS_LIBGCC_SYMBOLS                            \
+#define RTS_LIBGCC_SYMBOLS                             \
       SymI_NeedsProto(__divdi3)                        \
       SymI_NeedsProto(__udivdi3)                       \
       SymI_NeedsProto(__moddi3)                        \
-      SymI_NeedsProto(__umoddi3)                      \
-      SymI_NeedsProto(__muldi3)                               \
-      SymI_NeedsProto(__ashldi3)                      \
-      SymI_NeedsProto(__ashrdi3)                      \
+      SymI_NeedsProto(__umoddi3)                       \
+      SymI_NeedsProto(__muldi3)                        \
+      SymI_NeedsProto(__ashldi3)                       \
+      SymI_NeedsProto(__ashrdi3)                       \
       SymI_NeedsProto(__lshrdi3)
 #else
 #define RTS_LIBGCC_SYMBOLS
@@ -998,8 +1025,8 @@ typedef struct _RtsSymbolVal {
       // Symbols that don't have a leading underscore
       // on Mac OS X. They have to receive special treatment,
       // see machoInitSymbolsWithoutUnderscore()
-#define RTS_MACHO_NOUNDERLINE_SYMBOLS          \
-      SymI_NeedsProto(saveFP)                          \
+#define RTS_MACHO_NOUNDERLINE_SYMBOLS                   \
+      SymI_NeedsProto(saveFP)                           \
       SymI_NeedsProto(restFP)
 #endif
 
@@ -1037,14 +1064,14 @@ RTS_LIBFFI_SYMBOLS
 #define SymI_HasProto(vvv) { MAYBE_LEADING_UNDERSCORE_STR(#vvv), \
                     (void*)(&(vvv)) },
 #define SymE_HasProto(vvv) { MAYBE_LEADING_UNDERSCORE_STR(#vvv), \
-           (void*)DLL_IMPORT_DATA_REF(vvv) },
+            (void*)DLL_IMPORT_DATA_REF(vvv) },
 
 #define SymI_NeedsProto(vvv) SymI_HasProto(vvv)
 #define SymE_NeedsProto(vvv) SymE_HasProto(vvv)
 
 // SymI_HasProto_redirect allows us to redirect references to one symbol to
 // another symbol.  See newCAF/newDynCAF for an example.
-#define SymI_HasProto_redirect(vvv,xxx) \
+#define SymI_HasProto_redirect(vvv,xxx)   \
     { MAYBE_LEADING_UNDERSCORE_STR(#vvv), \
       (void*)(&(xxx)) },
 
@@ -1076,7 +1103,7 @@ static void ghciInsertStrHashTable ( char* obj_name,
                                      HashTable *table,
                                      char* key,
                                      void *data
-                                  )
+                                   )
 {
    if (lookupHashTable(table, (StgWord)key) == NULL)
    {
@@ -1099,7 +1126,7 @@ static void ghciInsertStrHashTable ( char* obj_name,
       (char*)key,
       obj_name
    );
-   exit(1);
+   stg_exit(1);
 }
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * initialize the object linker
@@ -1125,11 +1152,16 @@ initLinker( void )
     int compileResult;
 #endif
 
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("initLinker: start\n"));
+
     /* Make initLinker idempotent, so we can call it
        before evey relevant operation; that means we
        don't need to initialise the linker separately */
-    if (linker_init_done == 1) { return; } else {
-      linker_init_done = 1;
+    if (linker_init_done == 1) {
+        IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("initLinker: idempotent return\n"));
+        return;
+    } else {
+        linker_init_done = 1;
     }
 
 #if defined(THREADED_RTS) && (defined(OBJFORMAT_ELF) || defined(OBJFORMAT_MACHO))
@@ -1140,8 +1172,9 @@ initLinker( void )
 
     /* populate the symbol table with stuff from the RTS */
     for (sym = rtsSyms; sym->lbl != NULL; sym++) {
-       ghciInsertStrHashTable("(GHCi built-in symbols)",
+        ghciInsertStrHashTable("(GHCi built-in symbols)",
                                symhash, sym->lbl, sym->addr);
+        IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("initLinker: inserting rts symbol %s, %p\n", sym->lbl, sym->addr));
     }
 #   if defined(OBJFORMAT_MACHO) && defined(powerpc_HOST_ARCH)
     machoInitSymbolsWithoutUnderscore();
@@ -1155,16 +1188,16 @@ initLinker( void )
 #   endif /* RTLD_DEFAULT */
 
     compileResult = regcomp(&re_invalid,
-           "(([^ \t()])+\\.so([^ \t:()])*):([ \t])*invalid ELF header",
+           "(([^ \t()])+\\.so([^ \t:()])*):([ \t])*(invalid ELF header|file too short)",
            REG_EXTENDED);
     ASSERT( compileResult == 0 );
     compileResult = regcomp(&re_realso,
-           "GROUP *\\( *(([^ )])+)",
+           "(GROUP|INPUT) *\\( *(([^ )])+)",
            REG_EXTENDED);
     ASSERT( compileResult == 0 );
 #   endif
 
-#if defined(x86_64_HOST_ARCH)
+#if !defined(ALWAYS_PIC) && defined(x86_64_HOST_ARCH)
     if (RtsFlags.MiscFlags.linkerMemBase != 0) {
         // User-override for mmap_32bit_base
         mmap_32bit_base = (void*)RtsFlags.MiscFlags.linkerMemBase;
@@ -1180,6 +1213,9 @@ initLinker( void )
     addDLL("msvcrt");
     addDLL("kernel32");
 #endif
+
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("initLinker: done\n"));
+    return;
 }
 
 void
@@ -1314,25 +1350,25 @@ addDLL( char *dll_name )
    if (result == 0) {
       // success -- try to read the named file as a linker script
       match_length = (size_t) stg_min((match[1].rm_eo - match[1].rm_so),
-                                MAXLINE-1);
+                                 MAXLINE-1);
       strncpy(line, (errmsg+(match[1].rm_so)),match_length);
       line[match_length] = '\0'; // make sure string is null-terminated
       IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch ("file name = '%s'\n", line));
       if ((fp = fopen(line, "r")) == NULL) {
-        return errmsg; // return original error if open fails
+         return errmsg; // return original error if open fails
       }
       // try to find a GROUP ( ... ) command
       while (fgets(line, MAXLINE, fp) != NULL) {
-        IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("input line = %s", line));
-        if (regexec(&re_realso, line, (size_t) NMATCH, match, 0) == 0) {
+         IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("input line = %s", line));
+         if (regexec(&re_realso, line, (size_t) NMATCH, match, 0) == 0) {
             // success -- try to dlopen the first named file
             IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("match%s\n",""));
-           line[match[1].rm_eo] = '\0';
-           errmsg = internal_dlopen(line+match[1].rm_so);
-           break;
-        }
-        // if control reaches here, no GROUP ( ... ) directive was found
-        // and the original error message is returned to the caller
+            line[match[2].rm_eo] = '\0';
+            errmsg = internal_dlopen(line+match[2].rm_so);
+            break;
+         }
+         // if control reaches here, no GROUP ( ... ) directive was found
+         // and the original error message is returned to the caller
       }
       fclose(fp);
    }
@@ -1359,11 +1395,11 @@ addDLL( char *dll_name )
       both foo.dll and foo.drv
 
       The documentation for LoadLibrary says:
-       If no file name extension is specified in the lpFileName
-       parameter, the default library extension .dll is
-       appended. However, the file name string can include a trailing
-       point character (.) to indicate that the module name has no
-       extension. */
+        If no file name extension is specified in the lpFileName
+        parameter, the default library extension .dll is
+        appended. However, the file name string can include a trailing
+        point character (.) to indicate that the module name has no
+        extension. */
 
    buf = stgMallocBytes(strlen(dll_name) + 10, "addDLL");
    sprintf(buf, "%s.DLL", dll_name);
@@ -1434,13 +1470,15 @@ void *
 lookupSymbol( char *lbl )
 {
     void *val;
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("lookupSymbol: looking up %s\n", lbl));
     initLinker() ;
     ASSERT(symhash != NULL);
     val = lookupStrHashTable(symhash, lbl);
 
     if (val == NULL) {
+        IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("lookupSymbol: symbol not found\n"));
 #       if defined(OBJFORMAT_ELF)
-       return dlsym(dl_prog_handle, lbl);
+        return dlsym(dl_prog_handle, lbl);
 #       elif defined(OBJFORMAT_MACHO)
 #       if HAVE_DLFCN_H
         /* On OS X 10.3 and later, we use dlsym instead of the old legacy
@@ -1451,15 +1489,16 @@ lookupSymbol( char *lbl )
                  symbol name. For now, we simply strip it off here (and ONLY
                  here).
         */
+        IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("lookupSymbol: looking up %s with dlsym\n", lbl));
         ASSERT(lbl[0] == '_');
         return dlsym(dl_prog_handle, lbl+1);
 #       else
-       if(NSIsSymbolNameDefined(lbl)) {
-           NSSymbol symbol = NSLookupAndBindSymbol(lbl);
-           return NSAddressOfSymbol(symbol);
-       } else {
-           return NULL;
-       }
+        if(NSIsSymbolNameDefined(lbl)) {
+            NSSymbol symbol = NSLookupAndBindSymbol(lbl);
+            return NSAddressOfSymbol(symbol);
+        } else {
+            return NULL;
+        }
 #       endif /* HAVE_DLFCN_H */
 #       elif defined(OBJFORMAT_PEi386)
         void* sym;
@@ -1479,7 +1518,8 @@ lookupSymbol( char *lbl )
         return NULL;
 #       endif
     } else {
-       return val;
+        IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("lookupSymbol: value of %s is %p\n", lbl, val));
+        return val;
     }
 }
 
@@ -1507,9 +1547,9 @@ void ghci_enquire ( char* addr )
          a = NULL;
          if (a == NULL) {
             a = lookupStrHashTable(symhash, sym);
-        }
+         }
          if (a == NULL) {
-            // debugBelch("ghci_enquire: can't find %s\n", sym);
+             // debugBelch("ghci_enquire: can't find %s\n", sym);
          }
          else if (addr-DELTA <= a && a <= addr+DELTA) {
             debugBelch("%p + %3d  ==  `%s'\n", addr, (int)(a - addr), sym);
@@ -1530,10 +1570,11 @@ mmapForLinker (size_t bytes, nat flags, int fd)
    int pagesize, size;
    static nat fixed = 0;
 
+   IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("mmapForLinker: start\n"));
    pagesize = getpagesize();
    size = ROUND_UP(bytes, pagesize);
 
-#if defined(x86_64_HOST_ARCH)
+#if !defined(ALWAYS_PIC) && defined(x86_64_HOST_ARCH)
 mmap_again:
 
    if (mmap_32bit_base != 0) {
@@ -1541,23 +1582,25 @@ mmap_again:
    }
 #endif
 
+   IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("mmapForLinker: \tprotection %#0x\n", PROT_EXEC | PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE));
+   IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("mmapForLinker: \tflags      %#0x\n", MAP_PRIVATE | TRY_MAP_32BIT | fixed | flags));
    result = mmap(map_addr, size, PROT_EXEC|PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE,
-                   MAP_PRIVATE|TRY_MAP_32BIT|fixed|flags, fd, 0);
+                    MAP_PRIVATE|TRY_MAP_32BIT|fixed|flags, fd, 0);
 
    if (result == MAP_FAILED) {
        sysErrorBelch("mmap %lu bytes at %p",(lnat)size,map_addr);
        errorBelch("Try specifying an address with +RTS -xm<addr> -RTS");
        stg_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }
-   
-#if defined(x86_64_HOST_ARCH)
+
+#if !defined(ALWAYS_PIC) && defined(x86_64_HOST_ARCH)
    if (mmap_32bit_base != 0) {
        if (result == map_addr) {
            mmap_32bit_base = (StgWord8*)map_addr + size;
        } else {
            if ((W_)result > 0x80000000) {
                // oops, we were given memory over 2Gb
-#if defined(freebsd_HOST_OS) || defined(dragonfly_HOST_OS)
+#if defined(freebsd_HOST_OS)  || defined(kfreebsdgnu_HOST_OS) || defined(dragonfly_HOST_OS)
                // Some platforms require MAP_FIXED.  This is normally
                // a bad idea, because MAP_FIXED will overwrite
                // existing mappings.
@@ -1580,7 +1623,7 @@ mmap_again:
            // ... try allocating memory somewhere else?;
            debugTrace(DEBUG_linker,"MAP_32BIT didn't work; gave us %lu bytes at 0x%p", bytes, result);
            munmap(result, size);
-           
+
            // Set a base address and try again... (guess: 1Gb)
            mmap_32bit_base = (void*)0x40000000;
            goto mmap_again;
@@ -1588,10 +1631,458 @@ mmap_again:
    }
 #endif
 
+   IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("mmapForLinker: mapped %lu bytes starting at %p\n", (lnat)size, result));
+   IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("mmapForLinker: done\n"));
    return result;
 }
 #endif // USE_MMAP
 
+static ObjectCode*
+mkOc( char *path, char *image, int imageSize,
+      char *archiveMemberName
+#ifndef USE_MMAP
+#ifdef darwin_HOST_OS
+    , int misalignment
+#endif
+#endif
+    ) {
+   ObjectCode* oc;
+
+   IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("mkOc: start\n"));
+   oc = stgMallocBytes(sizeof(ObjectCode), "loadArchive(oc)");
+
+#  if defined(OBJFORMAT_ELF)
+   oc->formatName = "ELF";
+#  elif defined(OBJFORMAT_PEi386)
+   oc->formatName = "PEi386";
+#  elif defined(OBJFORMAT_MACHO)
+   oc->formatName = "Mach-O";
+#  else
+   stgFree(oc);
+   barf("loadObj: not implemented on this platform");
+#  endif
+
+   oc->image = image;
+   /* sigh, strdup() isn't a POSIX function, so do it the long way */
+   oc->fileName = stgMallocBytes( strlen(path)+1, "loadObj" );
+   strcpy(oc->fileName, path);
+
+   if (archiveMemberName) {
+       oc->archiveMemberName = stgMallocBytes( strlen(archiveMemberName)+1, "loadObj" );
+       strcpy(oc->archiveMemberName, archiveMemberName);
+   }
+   else {
+       oc->archiveMemberName = NULL;
+   }
+
+   oc->fileSize          = imageSize;
+   oc->symbols           = NULL;
+   oc->sections          = NULL;
+   oc->proddables        = NULL;
+
+#ifndef USE_MMAP
+#ifdef darwin_HOST_OS
+   oc->misalignment = misalignment;
+#endif
+#endif
+
+   /* chain it onto the list of objects */
+   oc->next              = objects;
+   objects               = oc;
+
+   IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("mkOc: done\n"));
+   return oc;
+}
+
+HsInt
+loadArchive( char *path )
+{
+    ObjectCode* oc;
+    char *image;
+    int memberSize;
+    FILE *f;
+    int n;
+    size_t thisFileNameSize;
+    char *fileName;
+    size_t fileNameSize;
+    int isObject, isGnuIndex;
+    char tmp[20];
+    char *gnuFileIndex;
+    int gnuFileIndexSize;
+#if defined(darwin_HOST_OS)
+    int i;
+    uint32_t nfat_arch, nfat_offset, cputype, cpusubtype;
+#if defined(i386_HOST_ARCH)
+    const uint32_t mycputype = CPU_TYPE_X86;
+    const uint32_t mycpusubtype = CPU_SUBTYPE_X86_ALL;
+#elif defined(x86_64_HOST_ARCH)
+    const uint32_t mycputype = CPU_TYPE_X86_64;
+    const uint32_t mycpusubtype = CPU_SUBTYPE_X86_64_ALL;
+#elif defined(powerpc_HOST_ARCH)
+    const uint32_t mycputype = CPU_TYPE_POWERPC;
+    const uint32_t mycpusubtype = CPU_SUBTYPE_POWERPC_ALL;
+#elif defined(powerpc64_HOST_ARCH)
+    const uint32_t mycputype = CPU_TYPE_POWERPC64;
+    const uint32_t mycpusubtype = CPU_SUBTYPE_POWERPC_ALL;
+#else
+#error Unknown Darwin architecture
+#endif
+#if !defined(USE_MMAP)
+    int misalignment;
+#endif
+#endif
+
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadArchive: start\n"));
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadArchive: Loading archive `%s'\n", path));
+
+    gnuFileIndex = NULL;
+    gnuFileIndexSize = 0;
+
+    fileNameSize = 32;
+    fileName = stgMallocBytes(fileNameSize, "loadArchive(fileName)");
+
+    f = fopen(path, "rb");
+    if (!f)
+        barf("loadObj: can't read `%s'", path);
+
+    /* Check if this is an archive by looking for the magic "!<arch>\n"
+     * string.  Usually, if this fails, we barf and quit.  On Darwin however,
+     * we may have a fat archive, which contains archives for more than
+     * one architecture.  Fat archives start with the magic number 0xcafebabe,
+     * always stored big endian.  If we find a fat_header, we scan through
+     * the fat_arch structs, searching through for one for our host
+     * architecture.  If a matching struct is found, we read the offset
+     * of our archive data (nfat_offset) and seek forward nfat_offset bytes
+     * from the start of the file.
+     *
+     * A subtlety is that all of the members of the fat_header and fat_arch
+     * structs are stored big endian, so we need to call byte order
+     * conversion functions.
+     *
+     * If we find the appropriate architecture in a fat archive, we gobble
+     * its magic "!<arch>\n" string and continue processing just as if
+     * we had a single architecture archive.
+     */
+
+    n = fread ( tmp, 1, 8, f );
+    if (n != 8)
+        barf("loadArchive: Failed reading header from `%s'", path);
+    if (strncmp(tmp, "!<arch>\n", 8) != 0) {
+
+#if defined(darwin_HOST_OS)
+        /* Not a standard archive, look for a fat archive magic number: */
+        if (ntohl(*(uint32_t *)tmp) == FAT_MAGIC) {
+            nfat_arch = ntohl(*(uint32_t *)(tmp + 4));
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadArchive: found a fat archive containing %d architectures\n", nfat_arch));
+            nfat_offset = 0;
+
+            for (i = 0; i < (int)nfat_arch; i++) {
+                /* search for the right arch */
+                n = fread( tmp, 1, 20, f );
+                if (n != 8)
+                    barf("loadArchive: Failed reading arch from `%s'", path);
+                cputype = ntohl(*(uint32_t *)tmp);
+                cpusubtype = ntohl(*(uint32_t *)(tmp + 4));
+
+                if (cputype == mycputype && cpusubtype == mycpusubtype) {
+                    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadArchive: found my archive in a fat archive\n"));
+                    nfat_offset = ntohl(*(uint32_t *)(tmp + 8));
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (nfat_offset == 0) {
+               barf ("loadArchive: searched %d architectures, but no host arch found", (int)nfat_arch);
+            }
+            else {
+                n = fseek( f, nfat_offset, SEEK_SET );
+                if (n != 0)
+                    barf("loadArchive: Failed to seek to arch in `%s'", path);
+                n = fread ( tmp, 1, 8, f );
+                if (n != 8)
+                    barf("loadArchive: Failed reading header from `%s'", path);
+                if (strncmp(tmp, "!<arch>\n", 8) != 0) {
+                    barf("loadArchive: couldn't find archive in `%s' at offset %d", path, nfat_offset);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            barf("loadArchive: Neither an archive, nor a fat archive: `%s'", path);
+        }
+
+#else
+        barf("loadArchive: Not an archive: `%s'", path);
+#endif
+    }
+
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadArchive: loading archive contents\n"));
+
+    while(1) {
+        n = fread ( fileName, 1, 16, f );
+        if (n != 16) {
+            if (feof(f)) {
+                IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadArchive: EOF while reading from '%s'\n", path));
+                break;
+            }
+            else {
+                barf("loadArchive: Failed reading file name from `%s'", path);
+            }
+        }
+
+#if defined(darwin_HOST_OS)
+        if (strncmp(fileName, "!<arch>\n", 8) == 0) {
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadArchive: found the start of another archive, breaking\n"));
+            break;
+        }
+#endif
+
+        n = fread ( tmp, 1, 12, f );
+        if (n != 12)
+            barf("loadArchive: Failed reading mod time from `%s'", path);
+        n = fread ( tmp, 1, 6, f );
+        if (n != 6)
+            barf("loadArchive: Failed reading owner from `%s'", path);
+        n = fread ( tmp, 1, 6, f );
+        if (n != 6)
+            barf("loadArchive: Failed reading group from `%s'", path);
+        n = fread ( tmp, 1, 8, f );
+        if (n != 8)
+            barf("loadArchive: Failed reading mode from `%s'", path);
+        n = fread ( tmp, 1, 10, f );
+        if (n != 10)
+            barf("loadArchive: Failed reading size from `%s'", path);
+        tmp[10] = '\0';
+        for (n = 0; isdigit(tmp[n]); n++);
+        tmp[n] = '\0';
+        memberSize = atoi(tmp);
+
+        IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadArchive: size of this archive member is %d\n", memberSize));
+        n = fread ( tmp, 1, 2, f );
+        if (n != 2)
+            barf("loadArchive: Failed reading magic from `%s'", path);
+        if (strncmp(tmp, "\x60\x0A", 2) != 0)
+            barf("loadArchive: Failed reading magic from `%s' at %ld. Got %c%c",
+                 path, ftell(f), tmp[0], tmp[1]);
+
+        isGnuIndex = 0;
+        /* Check for BSD-variant large filenames */
+        if (0 == strncmp(fileName, "#1/", 3)) {
+            fileName[16] = '\0';
+            if (isdigit(fileName[3])) {
+                for (n = 4; isdigit(fileName[n]); n++);
+                fileName[n] = '\0';
+                thisFileNameSize = atoi(fileName + 3);
+                memberSize -= thisFileNameSize;
+                if (thisFileNameSize >= fileNameSize) {
+                    /* Double it to avoid potentially continually
+                       increasing it by 1 */
+                    fileNameSize = thisFileNameSize * 2;
+                    fileName = stgReallocBytes(fileName, fileNameSize, "loadArchive(fileName)");
+                }
+                n = fread ( fileName, 1, thisFileNameSize, f );
+                if (n != (int)thisFileNameSize) {
+                    barf("loadArchive: Failed reading filename from `%s'",
+                         path);
+                }
+                fileName[thisFileNameSize] = 0;
+
+                /* On OS X at least, thisFileNameSize is the size of the
+                   fileName field, not the length of the fileName
+                   itself. */
+                thisFileNameSize = strlen(fileName);
+            }
+            else {
+                barf("loadArchive: BSD-variant filename size not found while reading filename from `%s'", path);
+            }
+        }
+        /* Check for GNU file index file */
+        else if (0 == strncmp(fileName, "//", 2)) {
+            fileName[0] = '\0';
+            thisFileNameSize = 0;
+            isGnuIndex = 1;
+        }
+        /* Check for a file in the GNU file index */
+        else if (fileName[0] == '/') {
+            if (isdigit(fileName[1])) {
+                int i;
+
+                for (n = 2; isdigit(fileName[n]); n++);
+                fileName[n] = '\0';
+                n = atoi(fileName + 1);
+
+                if (gnuFileIndex == NULL) {
+                    barf("loadArchive: GNU-variant filename without an index while reading from `%s'", path);
+                }
+                if (n < 0 || n > gnuFileIndexSize) {
+                    barf("loadArchive: GNU-variant filename offset %d out of range [0..%d] while reading filename from `%s'", n, gnuFileIndexSize, path);
+                }
+                if (n != 0 && gnuFileIndex[n - 1] != '\n') {
+                    barf("loadArchive: GNU-variant filename offset %d invalid (range [0..%d]) while reading filename from `%s'", n, gnuFileIndexSize, path);
+                }
+                for (i = n; gnuFileIndex[i] != '/'; i++);
+                thisFileNameSize = i - n;
+                if (thisFileNameSize >= fileNameSize) {
+                    /* Double it to avoid potentially continually
+                       increasing it by 1 */
+                    fileNameSize = thisFileNameSize * 2;
+                    fileName = stgReallocBytes(fileName, fileNameSize, "loadArchive(fileName)");
+                }
+                memcpy(fileName, gnuFileIndex + n, thisFileNameSize);
+                fileName[thisFileNameSize] = '\0';
+            }
+            else if (fileName[1] == ' ') {
+                fileName[0] = '\0';
+                thisFileNameSize = 0;
+            }
+            else {
+                barf("loadArchive: GNU-variant filename offset not found while reading filename from `%s'", path);
+            }
+        }
+        /* Finally, the case where the filename field actually contains
+           the filename */
+        else {
+            /* GNU ar terminates filenames with a '/', this allowing
+               spaces in filenames. So first look to see if there is a
+               terminating '/'. */
+            for (thisFileNameSize = 0;
+                 thisFileNameSize < 16;
+                 thisFileNameSize++) {
+                if (fileName[thisFileNameSize] == '/') {
+                    fileName[thisFileNameSize] = '\0';
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            /* If we didn't find a '/', then a space teminates the
+               filename. Note that if we don't find one, then
+               thisFileNameSize ends up as 16, and we already have the
+               '\0' at the end. */
+            if (thisFileNameSize == 16) {
+                for (thisFileNameSize = 0;
+                     thisFileNameSize < 16;
+                     thisFileNameSize++) {
+                    if (fileName[thisFileNameSize] == ' ') {
+                        fileName[thisFileNameSize] = '\0';
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        IF_DEBUG(linker,
+                 debugBelch("loadArchive: Found member file `%s'\n", fileName));
+
+        isObject = thisFileNameSize >= 2
+                && fileName[thisFileNameSize - 2] == '.'
+                && fileName[thisFileNameSize - 1] == 'o';
+
+        IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadArchive: \tthisFileNameSize = %d\n", (int)thisFileNameSize));
+        IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadArchive: \tisObject = %d\n", isObject));
+
+        if (isObject) {
+            char *archiveMemberName;
+
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadArchive: Member is an object file...loading...\n"));
+
+            /* We can't mmap from the archive directly, as object
+               files need to be 8-byte aligned but files in .ar
+               archives are 2-byte aligned. When possible we use mmap
+               to get some anonymous memory, as on 64-bit platforms if
+               we use malloc then we can be given memory above 2^32.
+               In the mmap case we're probably wasting lots of space;
+               we could do better. */
+#if defined(USE_MMAP)
+            image = mmapForLinker(memberSize, MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1);
+#elif defined(darwin_HOST_OS)
+            /* See loadObj() */
+            misalignment = machoGetMisalignment(f);
+            image = stgMallocBytes(memberSize + misalignment, "loadArchive(image)");
+            image += misalignment;
+#else
+            image = stgMallocBytes(memberSize, "loadArchive(image)");
+#endif
+            n = fread ( image, 1, memberSize, f );
+            if (n != memberSize) {
+                barf("loadArchive: error whilst reading `%s'", path);
+            }
+
+            archiveMemberName = stgMallocBytes(strlen(path) + thisFileNameSize + 3,
+                                               "loadArchive(file)");
+            sprintf(archiveMemberName, "%s(%.*s)",
+                    path, (int)thisFileNameSize, fileName);
+
+            oc = mkOc(path, image, memberSize, archiveMemberName
+#ifndef USE_MMAP
+#ifdef darwin_HOST_OS
+                     , misalignment
+#endif
+#endif
+                     );
+
+            stgFree(archiveMemberName);
+
+            if (0 == loadOc(oc)) {
+                stgFree(fileName);
+                return 0;
+            }
+        }
+        else if (isGnuIndex) {
+            if (gnuFileIndex != NULL) {
+                barf("loadArchive: GNU-variant index found, but already have an index, while reading filename from `%s'", path);
+            }
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadArchive: Found GNU-variant file index\n"));
+#ifdef USE_MMAP
+            gnuFileIndex = mmapForLinker(memberSize + 1, MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1);
+#else
+            gnuFileIndex = stgMallocBytes(memberSize + 1, "loadArchive(image)");
+#endif
+            n = fread ( gnuFileIndex, 1, memberSize, f );
+            if (n != memberSize) {
+                barf("loadArchive: error whilst reading `%s'", path);
+            }
+            gnuFileIndex[memberSize] = '/';
+            gnuFileIndexSize = memberSize;
+        }
+        else {
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadArchive: '%s' does not appear to be an object file\n", fileName));
+            n = fseek(f, memberSize, SEEK_CUR);
+            if (n != 0)
+                barf("loadArchive: error whilst seeking by %d in `%s'",
+                     memberSize, path);
+        }
+
+        /* .ar files are 2-byte aligned */
+        if (memberSize % 2) {
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadArchive: trying to read one pad byte\n"));
+            n = fread ( tmp, 1, 1, f );
+            if (n != 1) {
+                if (feof(f)) {
+                    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadArchive: found EOF while reading one pad byte\n"));
+                    break;
+                }
+                else {
+                    barf("loadArchive: Failed reading padding from `%s'", path);
+                }
+            }
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadArchive: successfully read one pad byte\n"));
+        }
+        IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadArchive: reached end of archive loading while loop\n"));
+    }
+
+    fclose(f);
+
+    stgFree(fileName);
+    if (gnuFileIndex != NULL) {
+#ifdef USE_MMAP
+        munmap(gnuFileIndex, gnuFileIndexSize + 1);
+#else
+        stgFree(gnuFileIndex);
+#endif
+    }
+
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadArchive: done\n"));
+    return 1;
+}
+
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Load an obj (populate the global symbol table, but don't resolve yet)
  *
@@ -1601,13 +2092,20 @@ HsInt
 loadObj( char *path )
 {
    ObjectCode* oc;
+   char *image;
+   int fileSize;
    struct stat st;
    int r;
 #ifdef USE_MMAP
    int fd;
 #else
    FILE *f;
+#  if defined(darwin_HOST_OS)
+   int misalignment;
+#  endif
 #endif
+   IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadObj %s\n", path));
+
    initLinker();
 
    /* debugBelch("loadObj %s\n", path ); */
@@ -1634,34 +2132,13 @@ loadObj( char *path )
        }
    }
 
-   oc = stgMallocBytes(sizeof(ObjectCode), "loadObj(oc)");
-
-#  if defined(OBJFORMAT_ELF)
-   oc->formatName = "ELF";
-#  elif defined(OBJFORMAT_PEi386)
-   oc->formatName = "PEi386";
-#  elif defined(OBJFORMAT_MACHO)
-   oc->formatName = "Mach-O";
-#  else
-   stgFree(oc);
-   barf("loadObj: not implemented on this platform");
-#  endif
-
    r = stat(path, &st);
-   if (r == -1) { return 0; }
-
-   /* sigh, strdup() isn't a POSIX function, so do it the long way */
-   oc->fileName = stgMallocBytes( strlen(path)+1, "loadObj" );
-   strcpy(oc->fileName, path);
-
-   oc->fileSize          = st.st_size;
-   oc->symbols           = NULL;
-   oc->sections          = NULL;
-   oc->proddables        = NULL;
+   if (r == -1) {
+       IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("File doesn't exist\n"));
+       return 0;
+   }
 
-   /* chain it onto the list of objects */
-   oc->next              = objects;
-   objects               = oc;
+   fileSize = st.st_size;
 
 #ifdef USE_MMAP
    /* On many architectures malloc'd memory isn't executable, so we need to use mmap. */
@@ -1674,7 +2151,7 @@ loadObj( char *path )
    if (fd == -1)
       barf("loadObj: can't open `%s'", path);
 
-   oc->image = mmapForLinker(oc->fileSize, 0, fd);
+   image = mmapForLinker(fileSize, 0, fd);
 
    close(fd);
 
@@ -1685,9 +2162,9 @@ loadObj( char *path )
        barf("loadObj: can't read `%s'", path);
 
 #   if defined(mingw32_HOST_OS)
-       // TODO: We would like to use allocateExec here, but allocateExec
-       //       cannot currently allocate blocks large enough.
-    oc->image = VirtualAlloc(NULL, oc->fileSize, MEM_RESERVE | MEM_COMMIT,
+        // TODO: We would like to use allocateExec here, but allocateExec
+        //       cannot currently allocate blocks large enough.
+    image = VirtualAlloc(NULL, fileSize, MEM_RESERVE | MEM_COMMIT,
                              PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE);
 #   elif defined(darwin_HOST_OS)
     // In a Mach-O .o file, all sections can and will be misaligned
@@ -1697,30 +2174,53 @@ loadObj( char *path )
     // as SSE (used by gcc for floating point) and Altivec require
     // 16-byte alignment.
     // We calculate the correct alignment from the header before
-    // reading the file, and then we misalign oc->image on purpose so
+    // reading the file, and then we misalign image on purpose so
     // that the actual sections end up aligned again.
-   oc->misalignment = machoGetMisalignment(f);
-   oc->image = stgMallocBytes(oc->fileSize + oc->misalignment, "loadObj(image)");
-   oc->image += oc->misalignment;
+   misalignment = machoGetMisalignment(f);
+   image = stgMallocBytes(fileSize + misalignment, "loadObj(image)");
+   image += misalignment;
 #  else
-   oc->image = stgMallocBytes(oc->fileSize, "loadObj(image)");
+   image = stgMallocBytes(fileSize, "loadObj(image)");
 #  endif
 
    {
        int n;
-       n = fread ( oc->image, 1, oc->fileSize, f );
-       if (n != oc->fileSize)
+       n = fread ( image, 1, fileSize, f );
+       if (n != fileSize)
            barf("loadObj: error whilst reading `%s'", path);
    }
    fclose(f);
 #endif /* USE_MMAP */
 
+   oc = mkOc(path, image, fileSize, NULL
+#ifndef USE_MMAP
+#ifdef darwin_HOST_OS
+            , misalignment
+#endif
+#endif
+            );
+
+   return loadOc(oc);
+}
+
+static HsInt
+loadOc( ObjectCode* oc ) {
+   int r;
+
+   IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadOc: start\n"));
+
 #  if defined(OBJFORMAT_MACHO) && (defined(powerpc_HOST_ARCH) || defined(x86_64_HOST_ARCH))
    r = ocAllocateSymbolExtras_MachO ( oc );
-   if (!r) { return r; }
+   if (!r) {
+       IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadOc: ocAllocateSymbolExtras_MachO failed\n"));
+       return r;
+   }
 #  elif defined(OBJFORMAT_ELF) && (defined(powerpc_HOST_ARCH) || defined(x86_64_HOST_ARCH))
    r = ocAllocateSymbolExtras_ELF ( oc );
-   if (!r) { return r; }
+   if (!r) {
+       IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadOc: ocAllocateSymbolExtras_ELF failed\n"));
+       return r;
+   }
 #endif
 
    /* verify the in-memory image */
@@ -1733,7 +2233,10 @@ loadObj( char *path )
 #  else
    barf("loadObj: no verify method");
 #  endif
-   if (!r) { return r; }
+   if (!r) {
+       IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadOc: ocVerifyImage_* failed\n"));
+       return r;
+   }
 
    /* build the symbol list for this image */
 #  if defined(OBJFORMAT_ELF)
@@ -1745,10 +2248,14 @@ loadObj( char *path )
 #  else
    barf("loadObj: no getNames method");
 #  endif
-   if (!r) { return r; }
+   if (!r) {
+       IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadOc: ocGetNames_* failed\n"));
+       return r;
+   }
 
    /* loaded, but not resolved yet */
    oc->status = OBJECT_LOADED;
+   IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("loadOc: done.\n"));
 
    return 1;
 }
@@ -1764,23 +2271,25 @@ resolveObjs( void )
     ObjectCode *oc;
     int r;
 
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("resolveObjs: start\n"));
     initLinker();
 
     for (oc = objects; oc; oc = oc->next) {
-       if (oc->status != OBJECT_RESOLVED) {
+        if (oc->status != OBJECT_RESOLVED) {
 #           if defined(OBJFORMAT_ELF)
-           r = ocResolve_ELF ( oc );
+            r = ocResolve_ELF ( oc );
 #           elif defined(OBJFORMAT_PEi386)
-           r = ocResolve_PEi386 ( oc );
+            r = ocResolve_PEi386 ( oc );
 #           elif defined(OBJFORMAT_MACHO)
-           r = ocResolve_MachO ( oc );
+            r = ocResolve_MachO ( oc );
 #           else
-           barf("resolveObjs: not implemented on this platform");
+            barf("resolveObjs: not implemented on this platform");
 #           endif
-           if (!r) { return r; }
-           oc->status = OBJECT_RESOLVED;
-       }
+            if (!r) { return r; }
+            oc->status = OBJECT_RESOLVED;
+        }
     }
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("resolveObjs: done\n"));
     return 1;
 }
 
@@ -1791,6 +2300,7 @@ HsInt
 unloadObj( char *path )
 {
     ObjectCode *oc, *prev;
+    HsBool unloadedAnyObj = HS_BOOL_FALSE;
 
     ASSERT(symhash != NULL);
     ASSERT(objects != NULL);
@@ -1799,12 +2309,12 @@ unloadObj( char *path )
 
     prev = NULL;
     for (oc = objects; oc; prev = oc, oc = oc->next) {
-       if (!strcmp(oc->fileName,path)) {
+        if (!strcmp(oc->fileName,path)) {
 
-           /* Remove all the mappings for the symbols within this
-            * object..
-            */
-           {
+            /* Remove all the mappings for the symbols within this
+             * object..
+             */
+            {
                 int i;
                 for (i = 0; i < oc->n_symbols; i++) {
                    if (oc->symbols[i] != NULL) {
@@ -1813,29 +2323,38 @@ unloadObj( char *path )
                 }
             }
 
-           if (prev == NULL) {
-               objects = oc->next;
-           } else {
-               prev->next = oc->next;
-           }
-
-           // We're going to leave this in place, in case there are
-           // any pointers from the heap into it:
-               // #ifdef mingw32_HOST_OS
-               //  VirtualFree(oc->image);
-               // #else
-           //  stgFree(oc->image);
-           // #endif
-           stgFree(oc->fileName);
-           stgFree(oc->symbols);
-           stgFree(oc->sections);
-           stgFree(oc);
-           return 1;
-       }
+            if (prev == NULL) {
+                objects = oc->next;
+            } else {
+                prev->next = oc->next;
+            }
+
+            // We're going to leave this in place, in case there are
+            // any pointers from the heap into it:
+                // #ifdef mingw32_HOST_OS
+                //  VirtualFree(oc->image);
+                // #else
+            //  stgFree(oc->image);
+            // #endif
+            stgFree(oc->fileName);
+            stgFree(oc->archiveMemberName);
+            stgFree(oc->symbols);
+            stgFree(oc->sections);
+            stgFree(oc);
+
+            /* This could be a member of an archive so continue
+             * unloading other members. */
+            unloadedAnyObj = HS_BOOL_TRUE;
+        }
     }
 
-    errorBelch("unloadObj: can't find `%s' to unload", path);
-    return 0;
+    if (unloadedAnyObj) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    else {
+        errorBelch("unloadObj: can't find `%s' to unload", path);
+        return 0;
+    }
 }
 
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1843,11 +2362,13 @@ unloadObj( char *path )
  * which may be prodded during relocation, and abort if we try and write
  * outside any of these.
  */
-static void addProddableBlock ( ObjectCode* oc, void* start, int size )
+static void
+addProddableBlock ( ObjectCode* oc, void* start, int size )
 {
    ProddableBlock* pb
       = stgMallocBytes(sizeof(ProddableBlock), "addProddableBlock");
-   /* debugBelch("aPB %p %p %d\n", oc, start, size); */
+
+   IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("addProddableBlock: %p %p %d\n", oc, start, size));
    ASSERT(size > 0);
    pb->start      = start;
    pb->size       = size;
@@ -1855,9 +2376,11 @@ static void addProddableBlock ( ObjectCode* oc, void* start, int size )
    oc->proddables = pb;
 }
 
-static void checkProddableBlock ( ObjectCode* oc, void* addr )
+static void
+checkProddableBlock (ObjectCode *oc, void *addr )
 {
    ProddableBlock* pb;
+
    for (pb = oc->proddables; pb != NULL; pb = pb->next) {
       char* s = (char*)(pb->start);
       char* e = s + pb->size - 1;
@@ -1873,7 +2396,8 @@ static void checkProddableBlock ( ObjectCode* oc, void* addr )
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Section management.
  */
-static void addSection ( ObjectCode* oc, SectionKind kind,
+static void
+addSection ( ObjectCode* oc, SectionKind kind,
                          void* start, void* end )
 {
    Section* s   = stgMallocBytes(sizeof(Section), "addSection");
@@ -1882,10 +2406,9 @@ static void addSection ( ObjectCode* oc, SectionKind kind,
    s->kind      = kind;
    s->next      = oc->sections;
    oc->sections = s;
-   /*
-   debugBelch("addSection: %p-%p (size %d), kind %d\n",
-                   start, ((char*)end)-1, end - start + 1, kind );
-   */
+
+   IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("addSection: %p-%p (size %ld), kind %d\n",
+                               start, ((char*)end)-1, (long)end - (long)start + 1, kind ));
 }
 
 
@@ -1904,7 +2427,7 @@ static void addSection ( ObjectCode* oc, SectionKind kind,
 
   Allocate additional space at the end of the object file image to make room
   for jump islands (powerpc, x86_64) and GOT entries (x86_64).
-  
+
   PowerPC relative branch instructions have a 24 bit displacement field.
   As PPC code is always 4-byte-aligned, this yields a +-32MB range.
   If a particular imported symbol is outside this range, we have to redirect
@@ -1912,7 +2435,7 @@ static void addSection ( ObjectCode* oc, SectionKind kind,
   address and jumps there.
   On x86_64, PC-relative jumps and PC-relative accesses to the GOT are limited
   to 32 bits (+-2GB).
-  
+
   This function just allocates space for one SymbolExtra for every
   undefined symbol in the object file. The code for the jump islands is
   filled in by makeSymbolExtra below.
@@ -1947,7 +2470,7 @@ static int ocAllocateSymbolExtras( ObjectCode* oc, int count, int first )
      */
     if( m > n ) // we need to allocate more pages
     {
-        oc->symbol_extras = mmapForLinker(sizeof(SymbolExtra) * count, 
+        oc->symbol_extras = mmapForLinker(sizeof(SymbolExtra) * count,
                                           MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1);
     }
     else
@@ -1957,7 +2480,7 @@ static int ocAllocateSymbolExtras( ObjectCode* oc, int count, int first )
 #else
     oc->image -= misalignment;
     oc->image = stgReallocBytes( oc->image,
-                                 misalignment + 
+                                 misalignment +
                                  aligned + sizeof (SymbolExtra) * count,
                                  "ocAllocateSymbolExtras" );
     oc->image += misalignment;
@@ -2008,7 +2531,7 @@ static SymbolExtra* makeSymbolExtra( ObjectCode* oc,
   extra->addr = target;
   memcpy(extra->jumpIsland, jmp, 6);
 #endif
-    
+
   return extra;
 }
 
@@ -2027,12 +2550,13 @@ static SymbolExtra* makeSymbolExtra( ObjectCode* oc,
    do that whenever we modify code at runtime.
  */
 
-static void ocFlushInstructionCache( ObjectCode *oc )
+static void
+ocFlushInstructionCacheFrom(void* begin, size_t length)
 {
-    int n = (oc->fileSize + sizeof( SymbolExtra ) * oc->n_symbol_extras + 3) / 4;
-    unsigned long *p = (unsigned long *) oc->image;
+    size_t         n = (length + 3) / 4;
+    unsigned long* p = begin;
 
-    while( n-- )
+    while (n--)
     {
         __asm__ volatile ( "dcbf 0,%0\n\t"
                            "sync\n\t"
@@ -2046,7 +2570,22 @@ static void ocFlushInstructionCache( ObjectCode *oc )
                        "isync"
                      );
 }
+
+static void
+ocFlushInstructionCache( ObjectCode *oc )
+{
+    /* The main object code */
+    ocFlushInstructionCacheFrom(oc->image
+#ifdef darwin_HOST_OS
+            + oc->misalignment
 #endif
+            , oc->fileSize);
+
+    /* Jump Islands */
+    ocFlushInstructionCacheFrom(oc->symbol_extras, sizeof(SymbolExtra) * oc->n_symbol_extras);
+}
+#endif /* powerpc_HOST_ARCH */
+
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * PEi386 specifics (Win32 targets)
@@ -2250,7 +2789,7 @@ cstring_from_COFF_symbol_name ( UChar* name, UChar* strtab )
    */
    if (name[7]==0) return name;
    /* The annoying case: 8 bytes.  Copy into a temporary
-      (which is never freed ...)
+      (XXX which is never freed ...)
    */
    newstr = stgMallocBytes(9, "cstring_from_COFF_symbol_name");
    ASSERT(newstr);
@@ -2259,6 +2798,33 @@ cstring_from_COFF_symbol_name ( UChar* name, UChar* strtab )
    return newstr;
 }
 
+/* Getting the name of a section is mildly tricky, so we make a
+   function for it.  Sadly, in one case we have to copy the string
+   (when it is exactly 8 bytes long there's no trailing '\0'), so for
+   consistency we *always* copy the string; the caller must free it
+*/
+static char *
+cstring_from_section_name (UChar* name, UChar* strtab)
+{
+    char *newstr;
+
+    if (name[0]=='/') {
+        int strtab_offset = strtol((char*)name+1,NULL,10);
+        int len = strlen(((char*)strtab) + strtab_offset);
+
+        newstr = stgMallocBytes(len, "cstring_from_section_symbol_name");
+        strcpy((char*)newstr, (char*)((UChar*)strtab) + strtab_offset);
+        return newstr;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        newstr = stgMallocBytes(9, "cstring_from_section_symbol_name");
+        ASSERT(newstr);
+        strncpy((char*)newstr,(char*)name,8);
+        newstr[8] = 0;
+        return newstr;
+    }
+}
 
 /* Just compares the short names (first 8 chars) */
 static COFF_section *
@@ -2322,15 +2888,15 @@ lookupSymbolInDLLs ( UChar *lbl )
             */
             sym = GetProcAddress(o_dll->instance, (char*)(lbl+1));
             if (sym != NULL) {
-               /*debugBelch("found %s in %s\n", lbl+1,o_dll->name);*/
-               return sym;
+                /*debugBelch("found %s in %s\n", lbl+1,o_dll->name);*/
+                return sym;
             }
         }
         sym = GetProcAddress(o_dll->instance, (char*)lbl);
         if (sym != NULL) {
             /*debugBelch("found %s in %s\n", lbl,o_dll->name);*/
             return sym;
-          }
+           }
     }
     return NULL;
 }
@@ -2376,8 +2942,8 @@ ocVerifyImage_PEi386 ( ObjectCode* oc )
    if ( (hdr->Characteristics & MYIMAGE_FILE_BYTES_REVERSED_HI)
         /* || !(hdr->Characteristics & MYIMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE) */ ) {
       errorBelch("%s: Invalid PEi386 word size or endiannness: %d",
-                oc->fileName,
-                (int)(hdr->Characteristics));
+                 oc->fileName,
+                 (int)(hdr->Characteristics));
       return 0;
    }
    /* If the string table size is way crazy, this might indicate that
@@ -2448,17 +3014,17 @@ ocVerifyImage_PEi386 ( ObjectCode* oc )
                );
 
       if ( sectab_i->Characteristics & MYIMAGE_SCN_LNK_NRELOC_OVFL ) {
-       /* If the relocation field (a short) has overflowed, the
-        * real count can be found in the first reloc entry.
-        *
-        * See Section 4.1 (last para) of the PE spec (rev6.0).
-        */
+        /* If the relocation field (a short) has overflowed, the
+         * real count can be found in the first reloc entry.
+         *
+         * See Section 4.1 (last para) of the PE spec (rev6.0).
+         */
         COFF_reloc* rel = (COFF_reloc*)
                            myindex ( sizeof_COFF_reloc, reltab, 0 );
-       noRelocs = rel->VirtualAddress;
-       j = 1;
+        noRelocs = rel->VirtualAddress;
+        j = 1;
       } else {
-       noRelocs = sectab_i->NumberOfRelocations;
+        noRelocs = sectab_i->NumberOfRelocations;
         j = 0;
       }
 
@@ -2472,7 +3038,7 @@ ocVerifyImage_PEi386 ( ObjectCode* oc )
                    rel->VirtualAddress );
          sym = (COFF_symbol*)
                myindex ( sizeof_COFF_symbol, symtab, rel->SymbolTableIndex );
-        /* Hmm..mysterious looking offset - what's it for? SOF */
+         /* Hmm..mysterious looking offset - what's it for? SOF */
          printName ( sym->Name, strtab -10 );
          debugBelch("'\n" );
       }
@@ -2557,9 +3123,18 @@ ocGetNames_PEi386 ( ObjectCode* oc )
       COFF_section* sectab_i
          = (COFF_section*)
            myindex ( sizeof_COFF_section, sectab, i );
-      if (0 != strcmp((char*)sectab_i->Name, ".bss")) continue;
-      /* sof 10/05: the PE spec text isn't too clear regarding what
-       * the SizeOfRawData field is supposed to hold for object
+
+      char *secname = cstring_from_section_name(sectab_i->Name, strtab);
+
+      if (0 != strcmp(secname, ".bss")) {
+          stgFree(secname);
+          continue;
+      }
+
+      stgFree(secname);
+
+      /* sof 10/05: the PE spec text isn't too clear regarding what
+       * the SizeOfRawData field is supposed to hold for object
        * file sections containing just uninitialized data -- for executables,
        * it is supposed to be zero; unclear what it's supposed to be
        * for object files. However, VirtualSize is guaranteed to be
@@ -2598,7 +3173,10 @@ ocGetNames_PEi386 ( ObjectCode* oc )
       COFF_section* sectab_i
          = (COFF_section*)
            myindex ( sizeof_COFF_section, sectab, i );
-      IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("section name = %s\n", sectab_i->Name ));
+
+      char *secname = cstring_from_section_name(sectab_i->Name, strtab);
+
+      IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("section name = %s\n", secname ));
 
 #     if 0
       /* I'm sure this is the Right Way to do it.  However, the
@@ -2610,12 +3188,12 @@ ocGetNames_PEi386 ( ObjectCode* oc )
          kind = SECTIONKIND_CODE_OR_RODATA;
 #     endif
 
-      if (0==strcmp(".text",(char*)sectab_i->Name) ||
-          0==strcmp(".rdata",(char*)sectab_i->Name)||
-          0==strcmp(".rodata",(char*)sectab_i->Name))
+      if (0==strcmp(".text",(char*)secname) ||
+          0==strcmp(".rdata",(char*)secname)||
+          0==strcmp(".rodata",(char*)secname))
          kind = SECTIONKIND_CODE_OR_RODATA;
-      if (0==strcmp(".data",(char*)sectab_i->Name) ||
-          0==strcmp(".bss",(char*)sectab_i->Name))
+      if (0==strcmp(".data",(char*)secname) ||
+          0==strcmp(".bss",(char*)secname))
          kind = SECTIONKIND_RWDATA;
 
       ASSERT(sectab_i->SizeOfRawData == 0 || sectab_i->VirtualSize == 0);
@@ -2628,16 +3206,18 @@ ocGetNames_PEi386 ( ObjectCode* oc )
       if (kind == SECTIONKIND_OTHER
           /* Ignore sections called which contain stabs debugging
              information. */
-          && 0 != strcmp(".stab", (char*)sectab_i->Name)
-          && 0 != strcmp(".stabstr", (char*)sectab_i->Name)
+          && 0 != strcmp(".stab", (char*)secname)
+          && 0 != strcmp(".stabstr", (char*)secname)
           /* ignore constructor section for now */
-          && 0 != strcmp(".ctors", (char*)sectab_i->Name)
+          && 0 != strcmp(".ctors", (char*)secname)
           /* ignore section generated from .ident */
-          && 0!= strcmp("/4", (char*)sectab_i->Name)
-         /* ignore unknown section that appeared in gcc 3.4.5(?) */
-          && 0!= strcmp(".reloc", (char*)sectab_i->Name)
+          && 0!= strncmp(".debug", (char*)secname, 6)
+          /* ignore unknown section that appeared in gcc 3.4.5(?) */
+          && 0!= strcmp(".reloc", (char*)secname)
+          && 0 != strcmp(".rdata$zzz", (char*)secname)
          ) {
-         errorBelch("Unknown PEi386 section name `%s' (while processing: %s)", sectab_i->Name, oc->fileName);
+         errorBelch("Unknown PEi386 section name `%s' (while processing: %s)", secname, oc->fileName);
+         stgFree(secname);
          return 0;
       }
 
@@ -2645,6 +3225,8 @@ ocGetNames_PEi386 ( ObjectCode* oc )
          addSection(oc, kind, start, end);
          addProddableBlock(oc, start, end - start + 1);
       }
+
+      stgFree(secname);
    }
 
    /* Copy exported symbols into the ObjectCode. */
@@ -2683,7 +3265,7 @@ ocGetNames_PEi386 ( ObjectCode* oc )
       }
       else
       if (symtab_i->SectionNumber == MYIMAGE_SYM_UNDEFINED
-         && symtab_i->Value > 0) {
+          && symtab_i->Value > 0) {
          /* This symbol isn't in any section at all, ie, global bss.
             Allocate zeroed space for it. */
          addr = stgCallocBytes(1, symtab_i->Value,
@@ -2776,38 +3358,46 @@ ocResolve_PEi386 ( ObjectCode* oc )
               ((UChar*)(oc->image)) + sectab_i->PointerToRelocations
            );
 
+      char *secname = cstring_from_section_name(sectab_i->Name, strtab);
+
       /* Ignore sections called which contain stabs debugging
          information. */
-      if (0 == strcmp(".stab", (char*)sectab_i->Name)
-          || 0 == strcmp(".stabstr", (char*)sectab_i->Name)
-          || 0 == strcmp(".ctors", (char*)sectab_i->Name))
-         continue;
+      if (0 == strcmp(".stab", (char*)secname)
+          || 0 == strcmp(".stabstr", (char*)secname)
+          || 0 == strcmp(".ctors", (char*)secname)
+          || 0 == strncmp(".debug", (char*)secname, 6)
+          || 0 == strcmp(".rdata$zzz", (char*)secname)) {
+          stgFree(secname);
+          continue;
+      }
+
+      stgFree(secname);
 
       if ( sectab_i->Characteristics & MYIMAGE_SCN_LNK_NRELOC_OVFL ) {
-       /* If the relocation field (a short) has overflowed, the
-        * real count can be found in the first reloc entry.
+        /* If the relocation field (a short) has overflowed, the
+         * real count can be found in the first reloc entry.
+         *
+         * See Section 4.1 (last para) of the PE spec (rev6.0).
          *
-        * See Section 4.1 (last para) of the PE spec (rev6.0).
-        *
-        * Nov2003 update: the GNU linker still doesn't correctly
-        * handle the generation of relocatable object files with
-        * overflown relocations. Hence the output to warn of potential
-        * troubles.
-        */
+         * Nov2003 update: the GNU linker still doesn't correctly
+         * handle the generation of relocatable object files with
+         * overflown relocations. Hence the output to warn of potential
+         * troubles.
+         */
         COFF_reloc* rel = (COFF_reloc*)
                            myindex ( sizeof_COFF_reloc, reltab, 0 );
-       noRelocs = rel->VirtualAddress;
+        noRelocs = rel->VirtualAddress;
 
-       /* 10/05: we now assume (and check for) a GNU ld that is capable
-        * of handling object files with (>2^16) of relocs.
-        */
+        /* 10/05: we now assume (and check for) a GNU ld that is capable
+         * of handling object files with (>2^16) of relocs.
+         */
 #if 0
-       debugBelch("WARNING: Overflown relocation field (# relocs found: %u)\n",
-                  noRelocs);
+        debugBelch("WARNING: Overflown relocation field (# relocs found: %u)\n",
+                   noRelocs);
 #endif
-       j = 1;
+        j = 1;
       } else {
-       noRelocs = sectab_i->NumberOfRelocations;
+        noRelocs = sectab_i->NumberOfRelocations;
         j = 0;
       }
 
@@ -2876,25 +3466,25 @@ ocResolve_PEi386 ( ObjectCode* oc )
                   Also I don't know if A should be added, but so
                   far it has always been zero.
 
-                 SOF 05/2005: 'A' (old contents of *pP) have been observed
-                 to contain values other than zero (the 'wx' object file
-                 that came with wxhaskell-0.9.4; dunno how it was compiled..).
-                 So, add displacement to old value instead of asserting
-                 A to be zero. Fixes wxhaskell-related crashes, and no other
-                 ill effects have been observed.
-                 
-                 Update: the reason why we're seeing these more elaborate
-                 relocations is due to a switch in how the NCG compiles SRTs 
-                 and offsets to them from info tables. SRTs live in .(ro)data, 
-                 while info tables live in .text, causing GAS to emit REL32/DISP32 
-                 relocations with non-zero values. Adding the displacement is
-                 the right thing to do.
-              */
+                  SOF 05/2005: 'A' (old contents of *pP) have been observed
+                  to contain values other than zero (the 'wx' object file
+                  that came with wxhaskell-0.9.4; dunno how it was compiled..).
+                  So, add displacement to old value instead of asserting
+                  A to be zero. Fixes wxhaskell-related crashes, and no other
+                  ill effects have been observed.
+
+                  Update: the reason why we're seeing these more elaborate
+                  relocations is due to a switch in how the NCG compiles SRTs
+                  and offsets to them from info tables. SRTs live in .(ro)data,
+                  while info tables live in .text, causing GAS to emit REL32/DISP32
+                  relocations with non-zero values. Adding the displacement is
+                  the right thing to do.
+               */
                *pP = S - ((UInt32)pP) - 4 + A;
                break;
             default:
                debugBelch("%s: unhandled PEi386 relocation type %d",
-                    oc->fileName, reltab_j->Type);
+                     oc->fileName, reltab_j->Type);
                return 0;
          }
 
@@ -2937,7 +3527,7 @@ ocResolve_PEi386 ( ObjectCode* oc )
 #endif
 
 /* If elf.h doesn't define it */
-#  ifndef R_X86_64_PC64     
+#  ifndef R_X86_64_PC64
 #    define R_X86_64_PC64 24
 #  endif
 
@@ -3093,31 +3683,6 @@ PLTSize(void)
  * Generic ELF functions
  */
 
-static char *
-findElfSection ( void* objImage, Elf_Word sh_type )
-{
-   char* ehdrC = (char*)objImage;
-   Elf_Ehdr* ehdr = (Elf_Ehdr*)ehdrC;
-   Elf_Shdr* shdr = (Elf_Shdr*)(ehdrC + ehdr->e_shoff);
-   char* sh_strtab = ehdrC + shdr[ehdr->e_shstrndx].sh_offset;
-   char* ptr = NULL;
-   int i;
-
-   for (i = 0; i < ehdr->e_shnum; i++) {
-      if (shdr[i].sh_type == sh_type
-          /* Ignore the section header's string table. */
-          && i != ehdr->e_shstrndx
-         /* Ignore string tables named .stabstr, as they contain
-             debugging info. */
-          && 0 != memcmp(".stabstr", sh_strtab + shdr[i].sh_name, 8)
-         ) {
-         ptr = ehdrC + shdr[i].sh_offset;
-         break;
-      }
-   }
-   return ptr;
-}
-
 static int
 ocVerifyImage_ELF ( ObjectCode* oc )
 {
@@ -3125,7 +3690,6 @@ ocVerifyImage_ELF ( ObjectCode* oc )
    Elf_Sym*  stab;
    int i, j, nent, nstrtab, nsymtabs;
    char* sh_strtab;
-   char* strtab;
 
    char*     ehdrC = (char*)(oc->image);
    Elf_Ehdr* ehdr  = (Elf_Ehdr*)ehdrC;
@@ -3205,43 +3769,85 @@ ocVerifyImage_ELF ( ObjectCode* oc )
       IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch("offs=%4d  ", (int)shdr[i].sh_offset ));
       IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch("  (%p .. %p)  ",
                ehdrC + shdr[i].sh_offset,
-                     ehdrC + shdr[i].sh_offset + shdr[i].sh_size - 1));
+                      ehdrC + shdr[i].sh_offset + shdr[i].sh_size - 1));
 
-      if (shdr[i].sh_type == SHT_REL) {
-         IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch("Rel  " ));
-      } else if (shdr[i].sh_type == SHT_RELA) {
-         IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch("RelA " ));
-      } else {
-         IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch("     "));
+#define SECTION_INDEX_VALID(ndx) (ndx > SHN_UNDEF && ndx < ehdr->e_shnum)
+
+      switch (shdr[i].sh_type) {
+
+        case SHT_REL:
+        case SHT_RELA:
+          IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch( shdr[i].sh_type == SHT_REL ? "Rel  " : "RelA "));
+
+          if (!SECTION_INDEX_VALID(shdr[i].sh_link)) {
+            if (shdr[i].sh_link == SHN_UNDEF)
+              errorBelch("\n%s: relocation section #%d has no symbol table\n"
+                         "This object file has probably been fully striped. "
+                         "Such files cannot be linked.\n",
+                         oc->archiveMemberName ? oc->archiveMemberName : oc->fileName, i);
+            else
+              errorBelch("\n%s: relocation section #%d has an invalid link field (%d)\n",
+                         oc->archiveMemberName ? oc->archiveMemberName : oc->fileName,
+                         i, shdr[i].sh_link);
+            return 0;
+          }
+          if (shdr[shdr[i].sh_link].sh_type != SHT_SYMTAB) {
+            errorBelch("\n%s: relocation section #%d does not link to a symbol table\n",
+                       oc->archiveMemberName ? oc->archiveMemberName : oc->fileName, i);
+            return 0;
+          }
+          if (!SECTION_INDEX_VALID(shdr[i].sh_info)) {
+            errorBelch("\n%s: relocation section #%d has an invalid info field (%d)\n",
+                       oc->archiveMemberName ? oc->archiveMemberName : oc->fileName,
+                       i, shdr[i].sh_info);
+            return 0;
+          }
+
+          break;
+        case SHT_SYMTAB:
+          IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch("Sym  "));
+
+          if (!SECTION_INDEX_VALID(shdr[i].sh_link)) {
+            errorBelch("\n%s: symbol table section #%d has an invalid link field (%d)\n",
+                       oc->archiveMemberName ? oc->archiveMemberName : oc->fileName,
+                       i, shdr[i].sh_link);
+            return 0;
+          }
+          if (shdr[shdr[i].sh_link].sh_type != SHT_STRTAB) {
+            errorBelch("\n%s: symbol table section #%d does not link to a string table\n",
+                       oc->archiveMemberName ? oc->archiveMemberName : oc->fileName, i);
+
+            return 0;
+          }
+          break;
+        case SHT_STRTAB: IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch("Str  ")); break;
+        default:         IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch("     ")); break;
       }
       if (sh_strtab) {
-         IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch("sname=%s\n", sh_strtab + shdr[i].sh_name ));
+          IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch("sname=%s\n", sh_strtab + shdr[i].sh_name ));
       }
    }
 
-   IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch( "\nString tables" ));
-   strtab = NULL;
+   IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch( "\nString tables\n" ));
    nstrtab = 0;
    for (i = 0; i < ehdr->e_shnum; i++) {
       if (shdr[i].sh_type == SHT_STRTAB
           /* Ignore the section header's string table. */
           && i != ehdr->e_shstrndx
-         /* Ignore string tables named .stabstr, as they contain
+          /* Ignore string tables named .stabstr, as they contain
              debugging info. */
           && 0 != memcmp(".stabstr", sh_strtab + shdr[i].sh_name, 8)
          ) {
-         IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch("   section %d is a normal string table", i ));
-         strtab = ehdrC + shdr[i].sh_offset;
+         IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch("   section %d is a normal string table\n", i ));
          nstrtab++;
       }
    }
-   if (nstrtab != 1) {
-      errorBelch("%s: no string tables, or too many", oc->fileName);
-      return 0;
+   if (nstrtab == 0) {
+      IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch("   no normal string tables (potentially, but not necessarily a problem)\n"));
    }
 
    nsymtabs = 0;
-   IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch( "\nSymbol tables" ));
+   IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch( "Symbol tables\n" ));
    for (i = 0; i < ehdr->e_shnum; i++) {
       if (shdr[i].sh_type != SHT_SYMTAB) continue;
       IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch( "section %d is a symbol table\n", i ));
@@ -3283,13 +3889,17 @@ ocVerifyImage_ELF ( ObjectCode* oc )
          }
          IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch("  " ));
 
-         IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch("name=%s\n", strtab + stab[j].st_name ));
+         IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch("name=%s\n",
+                        ehdrC + shdr[shdr[i].sh_link].sh_offset
+                              + stab[j].st_name ));
       }
    }
 
    if (nsymtabs == 0) {
-      errorBelch("%s: didn't find any symbol tables", oc->fileName);
-      return 0;
+     // Not having a symbol table is not in principle a problem.
+     // When an object file has no symbols then the 'strip' program
+     // typically will remove the symbol table entirely.
+     IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch("   no symbol tables (potentially, but not necessarily a problem)\n"));
    }
 
    return 1;
@@ -3300,28 +3910,28 @@ static int getSectionKind_ELF( Elf_Shdr *hdr, int *is_bss )
     *is_bss = FALSE;
 
     if (hdr->sh_type == SHT_PROGBITS
-       && (hdr->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC) && (hdr->sh_flags & SHF_EXECINSTR)) {
-       /* .text-style section */
-       return SECTIONKIND_CODE_OR_RODATA;
+        && (hdr->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC) && (hdr->sh_flags & SHF_EXECINSTR)) {
+        /* .text-style section */
+        return SECTIONKIND_CODE_OR_RODATA;
     }
 
     if (hdr->sh_type == SHT_PROGBITS
-           && (hdr->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC) && (hdr->sh_flags & SHF_WRITE)) {
-           /* .data-style section */
-           return SECTIONKIND_RWDATA;
+            && (hdr->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC) && (hdr->sh_flags & SHF_WRITE)) {
+            /* .data-style section */
+            return SECTIONKIND_RWDATA;
     }
 
     if (hdr->sh_type == SHT_PROGBITS
-       && (hdr->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC) && !(hdr->sh_flags & SHF_WRITE)) {
-       /* .rodata-style section */
-       return SECTIONKIND_CODE_OR_RODATA;
+        && (hdr->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC) && !(hdr->sh_flags & SHF_WRITE)) {
+        /* .rodata-style section */
+        return SECTIONKIND_CODE_OR_RODATA;
     }
 
     if (hdr->sh_type == SHT_NOBITS
-       && (hdr->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC) && (hdr->sh_flags & SHF_WRITE)) {
-       /* .bss-style section */
-       *is_bss = TRUE;
-       return SECTIONKIND_RWDATA;
+        && (hdr->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC) && (hdr->sh_flags & SHF_WRITE)) {
+        /* .bss-style section */
+        *is_bss = TRUE;
+        return SECTIONKIND_RWDATA;
     }
 
     return SECTIONKIND_OTHER;
@@ -3336,16 +3946,11 @@ ocGetNames_ELF ( ObjectCode* oc )
 
    char*     ehdrC    = (char*)(oc->image);
    Elf_Ehdr* ehdr     = (Elf_Ehdr*)ehdrC;
-   char*     strtab   = findElfSection ( ehdrC, SHT_STRTAB );
+   char*     strtab;
    Elf_Shdr* shdr     = (Elf_Shdr*) (ehdrC + ehdr->e_shoff);
 
    ASSERT(symhash != NULL);
 
-   if (!strtab) {
-      errorBelch("%s: no strtab", oc->fileName);
-      return 0;
-   }
-
    k = 0;
    for (i = 0; i < ehdr->e_shnum; i++) {
       /* Figure out what kind of section it is.  Logic derived from
@@ -3361,10 +3966,10 @@ ocGetNames_ELF ( ObjectCode* oc )
          char* zspace = stgCallocBytes(1, shdr[i].sh_size,
                                        "ocGetNames_ELF(BSS)");
          shdr[i].sh_offset = ((char*)zspace) - ((char*)ehdrC);
-        /*
+         /*
          debugBelch("BSS section at 0x%x, size %d\n",
                          zspace, shdr[i].sh_size);
-        */
+         */
       }
 
       /* fill in the section info */
@@ -3378,12 +3983,16 @@ ocGetNames_ELF ( ObjectCode* oc )
 
       /* copy stuff into this module's object symbol table */
       stab = (Elf_Sym*) (ehdrC + shdr[i].sh_offset);
+      strtab = ehdrC + shdr[shdr[i].sh_link].sh_offset;
       nent = shdr[i].sh_size / sizeof(Elf_Sym);
 
       oc->n_symbols = nent;
       oc->symbols = stgMallocBytes(oc->n_symbols * sizeof(char*),
                                    "ocGetNames_ELF(oc->symbols)");
 
+      //TODO: we ignore local symbols anyway right? So we can use the
+      //      shdr[i].sh_info to get the index of the first non-local symbol
+      // ie we should use j = shdr[i].sh_info
       for (j = 0; j < nent; j++) {
 
          char  isLocal = FALSE; /* avoids uninit-var warning */
@@ -3391,37 +4000,37 @@ ocGetNames_ELF ( ObjectCode* oc )
          char* nm      = strtab + stab[j].st_name;
          int   secno   = stab[j].st_shndx;
 
-        /* Figure out if we want to add it; if so, set ad to its
+         /* Figure out if we want to add it; if so, set ad to its
             address.  Otherwise leave ad == NULL. */
 
          if (secno == SHN_COMMON) {
             isLocal = FALSE;
             ad = stgCallocBytes(1, stab[j].st_size, "ocGetNames_ELF(COMMON)");
-           /*
+            /*
             debugBelch("COMMON symbol, size %d name %s\n",
                             stab[j].st_size, nm);
-           */
-           /* Pointless to do addProddableBlock() for this area,
+            */
+            /* Pointless to do addProddableBlock() for this area,
                since the linker should never poke around in it. */
-        }
+         }
          else
          if ( ( ELF_ST_BIND(stab[j].st_info)==STB_GLOBAL
                 || ELF_ST_BIND(stab[j].st_info)==STB_LOCAL
               )
               /* and not an undefined symbol */
               && stab[j].st_shndx != SHN_UNDEF
-             /* and not in a "special section" */
+              /* and not in a "special section" */
               && stab[j].st_shndx < SHN_LORESERVE
               &&
-             /* and it's a not a section or string table or anything silly */
+              /* and it's a not a section or string table or anything silly */
               ( ELF_ST_TYPE(stab[j].st_info)==STT_FUNC ||
                 ELF_ST_TYPE(stab[j].st_info)==STT_OBJECT ||
                 ELF_ST_TYPE(stab[j].st_info)==STT_NOTYPE
               )
             ) {
-           /* Section 0 is the undefined section, hence > and not >=. */
+            /* Section 0 is the undefined section, hence > and not >=. */
             ASSERT(secno > 0 && secno < ehdr->e_shnum);
-           /*
+            /*
             if (shdr[secno].sh_type == SHT_NOBITS) {
                debugBelch("   BSS symbol, size %d off %d name %s\n",
                                stab[j].st_size, stab[j].st_value, nm);
@@ -3433,8 +4042,8 @@ ocGetNames_ELF ( ObjectCode* oc )
             } else {
 #ifdef ELF_FUNCTION_DESC
                /* dlsym() and the initialisation table both give us function
-               * descriptors, so to be consistent we store function descriptors
-               * in the symbol table */
+                * descriptors, so to be consistent we store function descriptors
+                * in the symbol table */
                if (ELF_ST_TYPE(stab[j].st_info) == STT_FUNC)
                    ad = (char *)allocateFunctionDesc((Elf_Addr)ad);
 #endif
@@ -3448,7 +4057,7 @@ ocGetNames_ELF ( ObjectCode* oc )
 
          if (ad != NULL) {
             ASSERT(nm != NULL);
-           oc->symbols[j] = nm;
+            oc->symbols[j] = nm;
             /* Acquire! */
             if (isLocal) {
                /* Ignore entirely. */
@@ -3481,29 +4090,32 @@ ocGetNames_ELF ( ObjectCode* oc )
    relocations appear to be of this form. */
 static int
 do_Elf_Rel_relocations ( ObjectCode* oc, char* ehdrC,
-                         Elf_Shdr* shdr, int shnum,
-                         Elf_Sym*  stab, char* strtab )
+                         Elf_Shdr* shdr, int shnum )
 {
    int j;
    char *symbol;
    Elf_Word* targ;
    Elf_Rel*  rtab = (Elf_Rel*) (ehdrC + shdr[shnum].sh_offset);
+   Elf_Sym*  stab;
+   char*     strtab;
    int         nent = shdr[shnum].sh_size / sizeof(Elf_Rel);
    int target_shndx = shdr[shnum].sh_info;
    int symtab_shndx = shdr[shnum].sh_link;
+   int strtab_shndx = shdr[symtab_shndx].sh_link;
 
    stab  = (Elf_Sym*) (ehdrC + shdr[ symtab_shndx ].sh_offset);
+   strtab= (char*)    (ehdrC + shdr[ strtab_shndx ].sh_offset);
    targ  = (Elf_Word*)(ehdrC + shdr[ target_shndx ].sh_offset);
-   IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch( "relocations for section %d using symtab %d\n",
-                          target_shndx, symtab_shndx ));
+   IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch( "relocations for section %d using symtab %d and strtab %d\n",
+                          target_shndx, symtab_shndx, strtab_shndx ));
 
    /* Skip sections that we're not interested in. */
    {
        int is_bss;
        SectionKind kind = getSectionKind_ELF(&shdr[target_shndx], &is_bss);
        if (kind == SECTIONKIND_OTHER) {
-          IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch( "skipping (target section not loaded)"));
-          return 1;
+           IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch( "skipping (target section not loaded)"));
+           return 1;
        }
    }
 
@@ -3527,7 +4139,7 @@ do_Elf_Rel_relocations ( ObjectCode* oc, char* ehdrC,
          S = 0;
       } else {
          Elf_Sym sym = stab[ELF_R_SYM(info)];
-        /* First see if it is a local symbol. */
+         /* First see if it is a local symbol. */
          if (ELF_ST_BIND(sym.st_info) == STB_LOCAL) {
             /* Yes, so we can get the address directly from the ELF symbol
                table. */
@@ -3536,7 +4148,7 @@ do_Elf_Rel_relocations ( ObjectCode* oc, char* ehdrC,
                 (ehdrC + shdr[ sym.st_shndx ].sh_offset
                        + stab[ELF_R_SYM(info)].st_value);
 
-        } else {
+         } else {
             symbol = strtab + sym.st_name;
             stablePtr = (StgStablePtr)lookupHashTable(stablehash, (StgWord)symbol);
             if (NULL == stablePtr) {
@@ -3548,16 +4160,16 @@ do_Elf_Rel_relocations ( ObjectCode* oc, char* ehdrC,
               S_tmp = stableVal;
               S = (Elf_Addr)S_tmp;
             }
-        }
+         }
          if (!S) {
             errorBelch("%s: unknown symbol `%s'", oc->fileName, symbol);
-           return 0;
+            return 0;
          }
          IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch( "`%s' resolves to %p\n", symbol, (void*)S ));
       }
 
       IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch( "Reloc: P = %p   S = %p   A = %p\n",
-                            (void*)P, (void*)S, (void*)A ));
+                             (void*)P, (void*)S, (void*)A ));
       checkProddableBlock ( oc, pP );
 
       value = S + A;
@@ -3569,7 +4181,7 @@ do_Elf_Rel_relocations ( ObjectCode* oc, char* ehdrC,
 #        endif
          default:
             errorBelch("%s: unhandled ELF relocation(Rel) type %lu\n",
-                 oc->fileName, (lnat)ELF_R_TYPE(info));
+                  oc->fileName, (lnat)ELF_R_TYPE(info));
             return 0;
       }
 
@@ -3581,18 +4193,21 @@ do_Elf_Rel_relocations ( ObjectCode* oc, char* ehdrC,
    sparc-solaris relocations appear to be of this form. */
 static int
 do_Elf_Rela_relocations ( ObjectCode* oc, char* ehdrC,
-                          Elf_Shdr* shdr, int shnum,
-                          Elf_Sym*  stab, char* strtab )
+                          Elf_Shdr* shdr, int shnum )
 {
    int j;
    char *symbol = NULL;
    Elf_Addr targ;
    Elf_Rela* rtab = (Elf_Rela*) (ehdrC + shdr[shnum].sh_offset);
+   Elf_Sym*  stab;
+   char*     strtab;
    int         nent = shdr[shnum].sh_size / sizeof(Elf_Rela);
    int target_shndx = shdr[shnum].sh_info;
    int symtab_shndx = shdr[shnum].sh_link;
+   int strtab_shndx = shdr[symtab_shndx].sh_link;
 
    stab  = (Elf_Sym*) (ehdrC + shdr[ symtab_shndx ].sh_offset);
+   strtab= (char*)    (ehdrC + shdr[ strtab_shndx ].sh_offset);
    targ  = (Elf_Addr) (ehdrC + shdr[ target_shndx ].sh_offset);
    IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch( "relocations for section %d using symtab %d\n",
                           target_shndx, symtab_shndx ));
@@ -3623,7 +4238,7 @@ do_Elf_Rela_relocations ( ObjectCode* oc, char* ehdrC,
          S = 0;
       } else {
          Elf_Sym sym = stab[ELF_R_SYM(info)];
-        /* First see if it is a local symbol. */
+         /* First see if it is a local symbol. */
          if (ELF_ST_BIND(sym.st_info) == STB_LOCAL) {
             /* Yes, so we can get the address directly from the ELF symbol
                table. */
@@ -3632,28 +4247,28 @@ do_Elf_Rela_relocations ( ObjectCode* oc, char* ehdrC,
                 (ehdrC + shdr[ sym.st_shndx ].sh_offset
                        + stab[ELF_R_SYM(info)].st_value);
 #ifdef ELF_FUNCTION_DESC
-           /* Make a function descriptor for this function */
+            /* Make a function descriptor for this function */
             if (S && ELF_ST_TYPE(sym.st_info) == STT_FUNC) {
                S = allocateFunctionDesc(S + A);
-                      A = 0;
+               A = 0;
             }
 #endif
-        } else {
+         } else {
             /* No, so look up the name in our global table. */
             symbol = strtab + sym.st_name;
             S_tmp = lookupSymbol( symbol );
             S = (Elf_Addr)S_tmp;
 
 #ifdef ELF_FUNCTION_DESC
-           /* If a function, already a function descriptor - we would
-              have to copy it to add an offset. */
+            /* If a function, already a function descriptor - we would
+               have to copy it to add an offset. */
             if (S && (ELF_ST_TYPE(sym.st_info) == STT_FUNC) && (A != 0))
                errorBelch("%s: function %s with addend %p", oc->fileName, symbol, (void *)A);
 #endif
-        }
+         }
          if (!S) {
-          errorBelch("%s: unknown symbol `%s'", oc->fileName, symbol);
-          return 0;
+           errorBelch("%s: unknown symbol `%s'", oc->fileName, symbol);
+           return 0;
          }
          IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch( "`%s' resolves to %p", symbol, (void*)S ));
       }
@@ -3696,16 +4311,16 @@ do_Elf_Rela_relocations ( ObjectCode* oc, char* ehdrC,
             aligned according to the architecture requirements.
          */
          case R_SPARC_UA32:
-            w2 = (Elf_Word)value;
+            w2  = (Elf_Word)value;
 
             // SPARC doesn't do misaligned writes of 32 bit words,
-           //       so we have to do this one byte-at-a-time.
-           char *pPc   = (char*)pP;
-           pPc[0]      = (char) ((Elf_Word)(w2 & 0xff000000) >> 24);
-           pPc[1]      = (char) ((Elf_Word)(w2 & 0x00ff0000) >> 16);
-           pPc[2]      = (char) ((Elf_Word)(w2 & 0x0000ff00) >> 8);
-           pPc[3]      = (char) ((Elf_Word)(w2 & 0x000000ff));
-           break;
+            //       so we have to do this one byte-at-a-time.
+            char *pPc   = (char*)pP;
+            pPc[0]      = (char) ((Elf_Word)(w2 & 0xff000000) >> 24);
+            pPc[1]      = (char) ((Elf_Word)(w2 & 0x00ff0000) >> 16);
+            pPc[2]      = (char) ((Elf_Word)(w2 & 0x0000ff00) >> 8);
+            pPc[3]      = (char) ((Elf_Word)(w2 & 0x000000ff));
+            break;
 
          case R_SPARC_32:
             w2 = (Elf_Word)value;
@@ -3719,7 +4334,7 @@ do_Elf_Rela_relocations ( ObjectCode* oc, char* ehdrC,
          case R_PPC_ADDR16_HI:
             *(Elf32_Half*) P = value >> 16;
             break;
+
          case R_PPC_ADDR16_HA:
             *(Elf32_Half*) P = (value + 0x8000) >> 16;
             break;
@@ -3756,15 +4371,18 @@ do_Elf_Rela_relocations ( ObjectCode* oc, char* ehdrC,
 
 #if x86_64_HOST_ARCH
       case R_X86_64_64:
-         *(Elf64_Xword *)P = value;
-         break;
+          *(Elf64_Xword *)P = value;
+          break;
 
       case R_X86_64_PC32:
       {
-         StgInt64 off = value - P;
-         if (off >= 0x7fffffffL || off < -0x80000000L) {
+#if defined(ALWAYS_PIC)
+          barf("R_X86_64_PC32 relocation, but ALWAYS_PIC.");
+#else
+          StgInt64 off = value - P;
+          if (off >= 0x7fffffffL || off < -0x80000000L) {
 #if X86_64_ELF_NONPIC_HACK
-             StgInt64 pltAddress = (StgInt64) &makeSymbolExtra(oc, ELF_R_SYM(info), S)
+              StgInt64 pltAddress = (StgInt64) &makeSymbolExtra(oc, ELF_R_SYM(info), S)
                                                 -> jumpIsland;
               off = pltAddress + A - P;
 #else
@@ -3772,69 +4390,82 @@ do_Elf_Rela_relocations ( ObjectCode* oc, char* ehdrC,
                    symbol, off, oc->fileName );
 #endif
           }
-         *(Elf64_Word *)P = (Elf64_Word)off;
-         break;
+          *(Elf64_Word *)P = (Elf64_Word)off;
+#endif
+          break;
       }
 
       case R_X86_64_PC64:
       {
-         StgInt64 off = value - P;
-         *(Elf64_Word *)P = (Elf64_Word)off;
-         break;
+          StgInt64 off = value - P;
+          *(Elf64_Word *)P = (Elf64_Word)off;
+          break;
       }
 
       case R_X86_64_32:
-         if (value >= 0x7fffffffL) {
-#if X86_64_ELF_NONPIC_HACK           
+#if defined(ALWAYS_PIC)
+          barf("R_X86_64_32 relocation, but ALWAYS_PIC.");
+#else
+          if (value >= 0x7fffffffL) {
+#if X86_64_ELF_NONPIC_HACK
               StgInt64 pltAddress = (StgInt64) &makeSymbolExtra(oc, ELF_R_SYM(info), S)
                                                 -> jumpIsland;
               value = pltAddress + A;
 #else
               barf("R_X86_64_32 relocation out of range: %s = %p\nRecompile %s with -fPIC.",
-                  symbol, value, oc->fileName );
+                   symbol, value, oc->fileName );
 #endif
           }
-         *(Elf64_Word *)P = (Elf64_Word)value;
-         break;
+          *(Elf64_Word *)P = (Elf64_Word)value;
+#endif
+          break;
 
       case R_X86_64_32S:
-         if ((StgInt64)value > 0x7fffffffL || (StgInt64)value < -0x80000000L) {
-#if X86_64_ELF_NONPIC_HACK           
+#if defined(ALWAYS_PIC)
+          barf("R_X86_64_32S relocation, but ALWAYS_PIC.");
+#else
+          if ((StgInt64)value > 0x7fffffffL || (StgInt64)value < -0x80000000L) {
+#if X86_64_ELF_NONPIC_HACK
               StgInt64 pltAddress = (StgInt64) &makeSymbolExtra(oc, ELF_R_SYM(info), S)
                                                 -> jumpIsland;
               value = pltAddress + A;
 #else
               barf("R_X86_64_32S relocation out of range: %s = %p\nRecompile %s with -fPIC.",
-                  symbol, value, oc->fileName );
+                   symbol, value, oc->fileName );
+#endif
+          }
+          *(Elf64_Sword *)P = (Elf64_Sword)value;
 #endif
-         }
-         *(Elf64_Sword *)P = (Elf64_Sword)value;
-         break;
-         
+          break;
+
       case R_X86_64_GOTPCREL:
       {
           StgInt64 gotAddress = (StgInt64) &makeSymbolExtra(oc, ELF_R_SYM(info), S)->addr;
-         StgInt64 off = gotAddress + A - P;
-         *(Elf64_Word *)P = (Elf64_Word)off;
-         break;
+          StgInt64 off = gotAddress + A - P;
+          *(Elf64_Word *)P = (Elf64_Word)off;
+          break;
       }
-      
+
       case R_X86_64_PLT32:
       {
-         StgInt64 off = value - P;
-         if (off >= 0x7fffffffL || off < -0x80000000L) {
+#if defined(ALWAYS_PIC)
+          barf("R_X86_64_PLT32 relocation, but ALWAYS_PIC.");
+#else
+          StgInt64 off = value - P;
+          if (off >= 0x7fffffffL || off < -0x80000000L) {
               StgInt64 pltAddress = (StgInt64) &makeSymbolExtra(oc, ELF_R_SYM(info), S)
                                                     -> jumpIsland;
               off = pltAddress + A - P;
-         }
-         *(Elf64_Word *)P = (Elf64_Word)off;
-         break;
+          }
+          *(Elf64_Word *)P = (Elf64_Word)off;
+#endif
+          break;
       }
 #endif
 
          default:
             errorBelch("%s: unhandled ELF relocation(RelA) type %lu\n",
-                 oc->fileName, (lnat)ELF_R_TYPE(info));
+                  oc->fileName, (lnat)ELF_R_TYPE(info));
             return 0;
       }
 
@@ -3845,35 +4476,20 @@ do_Elf_Rela_relocations ( ObjectCode* oc, char* ehdrC,
 static int
 ocResolve_ELF ( ObjectCode* oc )
 {
-   char *strtab;
    int   shnum, ok;
-   Elf_Sym*  stab  = NULL;
    char*     ehdrC = (char*)(oc->image);
    Elf_Ehdr* ehdr  = (Elf_Ehdr*) ehdrC;
    Elf_Shdr* shdr  = (Elf_Shdr*) (ehdrC + ehdr->e_shoff);
 
-   /* first find "the" symbol table */
-   stab = (Elf_Sym*) findElfSection ( ehdrC, SHT_SYMTAB );
-
-   /* also go find the string table */
-   strtab = findElfSection ( ehdrC, SHT_STRTAB );
-
-   if (stab == NULL || strtab == NULL) {
-      errorBelch("%s: can't find string or symbol table", oc->fileName);
-      return 0;
-   }
-
    /* Process the relocation sections. */
    for (shnum = 0; shnum < ehdr->e_shnum; shnum++) {
       if (shdr[shnum].sh_type == SHT_REL) {
-         ok = do_Elf_Rel_relocations ( oc, ehdrC, shdr,
-                                       shnum, stab, strtab );
+         ok = do_Elf_Rel_relocations ( oc, ehdrC, shdr, shnum );
          if (!ok) return ok;
       }
       else
       if (shdr[shnum].sh_type == SHT_RELA) {
-         ok = do_Elf_Rela_relocations ( oc, ehdrC, shdr,
-                                        shnum, stab, strtab );
+         ok = do_Elf_Rela_relocations ( oc, ehdrC, shdr, shnum );
          if (!ok) return ok;
       }
    }
@@ -3906,15 +4522,19 @@ static int ocAllocateSymbolExtras_ELF( ObjectCode *oc )
 
   if( i == ehdr->e_shnum )
   {
-    errorBelch( "This ELF file contains no symtab" );
-    return 0;
+    // Not having a symbol table is not in principle a problem.
+    // When an object file has no symbols then the 'strip' program
+    // typically will remove the symbol table entirely.
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch( "The ELF file %s contains no symtab\n",
+             oc->archiveMemberName ? oc->archiveMemberName : oc->fileName ));
+    return 1;
   }
 
   if( shdr[i].sh_entsize != sizeof( Elf_Sym ) )
   {
     errorBelch( "The entry size (%d) of the symtab isn't %d\n",
       (int) shdr[i].sh_entsize, (int) sizeof( Elf_Sym ) );
-    
+
     return 0;
   }
 
@@ -3949,91 +4569,121 @@ static int ocAllocateSymbolExtras_ELF( ObjectCode *oc )
 #endif
 
 #ifdef powerpc_HOST_ARCH
-static int ocAllocateSymbolExtras_MachO(ObjectCode* oc)
+static int
+ocAllocateSymbolExtras_MachO(ObjectCode* oc)
 {
     struct mach_header *header = (struct mach_header *) oc->image;
     struct load_command *lc = (struct load_command *) (header + 1);
     unsigned i;
 
-    for( i = 0; i < header->ncmds; i++ )
-    {   
-        if( lc->cmd == LC_SYMTAB )
-        {
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocAllocateSymbolExtras_MachO: start\n"));
+
+    for (i = 0; i < header->ncmds; i++) {   
+        if (lc->cmd == LC_SYMTAB) {
+
                 // Find out the first and last undefined external
                 // symbol, so we don't have to allocate too many
-                // jump islands.
+            // jump islands/GOT entries.
+
             struct symtab_command *symLC = (struct symtab_command *) lc;
             unsigned min = symLC->nsyms, max = 0;
             struct nlist *nlist =
                 symLC ? (struct nlist*) ((char*) oc->image + symLC->symoff)
                       : NULL;
-            for(i=0;i<symLC->nsyms;i++)
-            {
-                if(nlist[i].n_type & N_STAB)
+
+            for (i = 0; i < symLC->nsyms; i++) {
+
+                if (nlist[i].n_type & N_STAB) {
                     ;
-                else if(nlist[i].n_type & N_EXT)
-                {
+                } else if (nlist[i].n_type & N_EXT) {
+
                     if((nlist[i].n_type & N_TYPE) == N_UNDF
-                        && (nlist[i].n_value == 0))
-                    {
-                        if(i < min)
+                        && (nlist[i].n_value == 0)) {
+
+                        if (i < min) {
                             min = i;
-                        if(i > max)
+                        }
+
+                        if (i > max) {
                             max = i;
                     }
                 }
             }
-            if(max >= min)
+            }
+
+            if (max >= min) {
                 return ocAllocateSymbolExtras(oc, max - min + 1, min);
+            }
 
             break;
         }
-        
+
         lc = (struct load_command *) ( ((char *)lc) + lc->cmdsize );
     }
+
     return ocAllocateSymbolExtras(oc,0,0);
 }
+
 #endif
 #ifdef x86_64_HOST_ARCH
-static int ocAllocateSymbolExtras_MachO(ObjectCode* oc)
+static int
+ocAllocateSymbolExtras_MachO(ObjectCode* oc)
 {
     struct mach_header *header = (struct mach_header *) oc->image;
     struct load_command *lc = (struct load_command *) (header + 1);
     unsigned i;
 
-    for( i = 0; i < header->ncmds; i++ )
-    {   
-        if( lc->cmd == LC_SYMTAB )
-        {
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocAllocateSymbolExtras_MachO: start\n"));
+
+    for (i = 0; i < header->ncmds; i++) {   
+        if (lc->cmd == LC_SYMTAB) {
+
                 // Just allocate one entry for every symbol
             struct symtab_command *symLC = (struct symtab_command *) lc;
-            
+
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocAllocateSymbolExtras_MachO: allocate %d symbols\n", symLC->nsyms));
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocAllocateSymbolExtras_MachO: done\n"));
             return ocAllocateSymbolExtras(oc, symLC->nsyms, 0);
         }
-        
+
         lc = (struct load_command *) ( ((char *)lc) + lc->cmdsize );
     }
+
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocAllocateSymbolExtras_MachO: allocated no symbols\n"));
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocAllocateSymbolExtras_MachO: done\n"));
     return ocAllocateSymbolExtras(oc,0,0);
 }
 #endif
 
-static int ocVerifyImage_MachO(ObjectCode* oc)
+static int
+ocVerifyImage_MachO(ObjectCode * oc)
 {
     char *image = (char*) oc->image;
     struct mach_header *header = (struct mach_header*) image;
 
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocVerifyImage_MachO: start\n"));
+
 #if x86_64_HOST_ARCH || powerpc64_HOST_ARCH
-    if(header->magic != MH_MAGIC_64)
+    if(header->magic != MH_MAGIC_64) {
+        errorBelch("%s: Bad magic. Expected: %08x, got: %08x.\n",
+                   oc->fileName, MH_MAGIC_64, header->magic);
         return 0;
+    }
 #else
-    if(header->magic != MH_MAGIC)
+    if(header->magic != MH_MAGIC) {
+        errorBelch("%s: Bad magic. Expected: %08x, got: %08x.\n",
+                   oc->fileName, MH_MAGIC, header->magic);
         return 0;
+    }
 #endif
+
     // FIXME: do some more verifying here
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocVerifyImage_MachO: done\n"));
     return 1;
 }
 
-static int resolveImports(
+static int
+resolveImports(
     ObjectCode* oc,
     char *image,
     struct symtab_command *symLC,
@@ -4044,51 +4694,60 @@ static int resolveImports(
     unsigned i;
     size_t itemSize = 4;
 
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("resolveImports: start\n"));
+
 #if i386_HOST_ARCH
     int isJumpTable = 0;
-    if(!strcmp(sect->sectname,"__jump_table"))
-    {
+
+    if (strcmp(sect->sectname,"__jump_table") == 0) {
         isJumpTable = 1;
         itemSize = 5;
         ASSERT(sect->reserved2 == itemSize);
     }
+
 #endif
 
     for(i=0; i*itemSize < sect->size;i++)
     {
-       // according to otool, reserved1 contains the first index into the indirect symbol table
-       struct nlist *symbol = &nlist[indirectSyms[sect->reserved1+i]];
-       char *nm = image + symLC->stroff + symbol->n_un.n_strx;
-       void *addr = NULL;
-
-       if((symbol->n_type & N_TYPE) == N_UNDF
-           && (symbol->n_type & N_EXT) && (symbol->n_value != 0))
-           addr = (void*) (symbol->n_value);
-       else
-           addr = lookupSymbol(nm);
-       if(!addr)
-       {
-           errorBelch("\n%s: unknown symbol `%s'", oc->fileName, nm);
-           return 0;
-       }
-       ASSERT(addr);
+        // according to otool, reserved1 contains the first index into the indirect symbol table
+        struct nlist *symbol = &nlist[indirectSyms[sect->reserved1+i]];
+        char *nm = image + symLC->stroff + symbol->n_un.n_strx;
+        void *addr = NULL;
+
+        IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("resolveImports: resolving %s\n", nm));
+
+        if ((symbol->n_type & N_TYPE) == N_UNDF
+            && (symbol->n_type & N_EXT) && (symbol->n_value != 0)) {
+            addr = (void*) (symbol->n_value);
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("resolveImports: undefined external %s has value %p\n", nm, addr));
+        } else {
+            addr = lookupSymbol(nm);
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("resolveImports: looking up %s, %p\n", nm, addr));
+        }
+        if (!addr)
+        {
+            errorBelch("\n%s: unknown symbol `%s'", oc->fileName, nm);
+            return 0;
+        }
+        ASSERT(addr);
 
 #if i386_HOST_ARCH
-        if(isJumpTable)
-        {
+        if (isJumpTable) {
             checkProddableBlock(oc,image + sect->offset + i*itemSize);
-            *(image + sect->offset + i*itemSize) = 0xe9; // jmp
+
+            *(image + sect->offset + i * itemSize) = 0xe9; // jmp opcode
             *(unsigned*)(image + sect->offset + i*itemSize + 1)
                 = (char*)addr - (image + sect->offset + i*itemSize + 5);
         }
         else
 #endif
-       {
-           checkProddableBlock(oc,((void**)(image + sect->offset)) + i);
-           ((void**)(image + sect->offset))[i] = addr;
+        {
+            checkProddableBlock(oc,((void**)(image + sect->offset)) + i);
+            ((void**)(image + sect->offset))[i] = addr;
         }
     }
 
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("resolveImports: done\n"));
     return 1;
 }
 
@@ -4099,9 +4758,11 @@ static unsigned long relocateAddress(
     unsigned long address)
 {
     int i;
-    for(i = 0; i < nSections; i++)
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("relocateAddress: start\n"));
+    for (i = 0; i < nSections; i++)
     {
-        if(sections[i].addr <= address
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("    relocating address in section %d\n", i));
+        if (sections[i].addr <= address
             && address < sections[i].addr + sections[i].size)
         {
             return (unsigned long)oc->image
@@ -4120,25 +4781,29 @@ static int relocateSection(
     int nSections, struct section* sections, struct section *sect)
 {
     struct relocation_info *relocs;
-    int i,n;
+    int i, n;
+
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("relocateSection: start\n"));
 
     if(!strcmp(sect->sectname,"__la_symbol_ptr"))
-       return 1;
+        return 1;
     else if(!strcmp(sect->sectname,"__nl_symbol_ptr"))
-       return 1;
+        return 1;
     else if(!strcmp(sect->sectname,"__la_sym_ptr2"))
-       return 1;
+        return 1;
     else if(!strcmp(sect->sectname,"__la_sym_ptr3"))
-       return 1;
+        return 1;
 
     n = sect->nreloc;
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("relocateSection: number of relocations: %d\n", n));
+
     relocs = (struct relocation_info*) (image + sect->reloff);
 
     for(i=0;i<n;i++)
     {
 #ifdef x86_64_HOST_ARCH
         struct relocation_info *reloc = &relocs[i];
-        
+
         char    *thingPtr = image + sect->offset + reloc->r_address;
         uint64_t thing;
         /* We shouldn't need to initialise this, but gcc on OS X 64 bit
@@ -4146,7 +4811,7 @@ static int relocateSection(
         uint64_t value = 0;
         uint64_t baseValue;
         int type = reloc->r_type;
-        
+
         checkProddableBlock(oc,thingPtr);
         switch(reloc->r_length)
         {
@@ -4169,33 +4834,56 @@ static int relocateSection(
             default:
                 barf("Unknown size.");
         }
-        
-        if(type == X86_64_RELOC_GOT
+
+        IF_DEBUG(linker,
+                 debugBelch("relocateSection: length = %d, thing = %" PRId64 ", baseValue = %p\n",
+                            reloc->r_length, thing, (char *)baseValue));
+
+        if (type == X86_64_RELOC_GOT
            || type == X86_64_RELOC_GOT_LOAD)
         {
+            struct nlist *symbol = &nlist[reloc->r_symbolnum];
+            char *nm = image + symLC->stroff + symbol->n_un.n_strx;
+
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("relocateSection: making jump island for %s, extern = %d, X86_64_RELOC_GOT\n", nm, reloc->r_extern));
             ASSERT(reloc->r_extern);
-            value = (uint64_t) &makeSymbolExtra(oc, reloc->r_symbolnum, value)->addr;
-            
+            value = (uint64_t) &makeSymbolExtra(oc, reloc->r_symbolnum, (unsigned long)lookupSymbol(nm))->addr;
+
             type = X86_64_RELOC_SIGNED;
         }
         else if(reloc->r_extern)
         {
             struct nlist *symbol = &nlist[reloc->r_symbolnum];
             char *nm = image + symLC->stroff + symbol->n_un.n_strx;
-            if(symbol->n_value == 0)
-                value = (uint64_t) lookupSymbol(nm);
-            else
+
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("relocateSection: looking up external symbol %s\n", nm));
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("               : type  = %d\n", symbol->n_type));
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("               : sect  = %d\n", symbol->n_sect));
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("               : desc  = %d\n", symbol->n_desc));
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("               : value = %p\n", (void *)symbol->n_value));
+            if ((symbol->n_type & N_TYPE) == N_SECT) {
                 value = relocateAddress(oc, nSections, sections,
                                         symbol->n_value);
+                IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("relocateSection, defined external symbol %s, relocated address %p\n", nm, (void *)value));
+            }
+            else {
+                value = (uint64_t) lookupSymbol(nm);
+                IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("relocateSection: external symbol %s, address %p\n", nm, (void *)value));
+            }
         }
         else
         {
-            value = sections[reloc->r_symbolnum-1].offset
-                  - sections[reloc->r_symbolnum-1].addr
-                 + (uint64_t) image;
+           // If the relocation is not through the global offset table
+           // or external, then set the value to the baseValue.  This
+           // will leave displacements into the __const section
+           // unchanged (as they ought to be).
+
+           value = baseValue;
         }
-        
-        if(type == X86_64_RELOC_BRANCH)
+
+        IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("relocateSection: value = %p\n", (void *)value));
+
+        if (type == X86_64_RELOC_BRANCH)
         {
             if((int32_t)(value - baseValue) != (int64_t)(value - baseValue))
             {
@@ -4206,7 +4894,7 @@ static int relocateSection(
             ASSERT((int32_t)(value - baseValue) == (int64_t)(value - baseValue));
             type = X86_64_RELOC_SIGNED;
         }
-        
+
         switch(type)
         {
             case X86_64_RELOC_UNSIGNED:
@@ -4227,7 +4915,7 @@ static int relocateSection(
             default:
                 barf("unkown relocation");
         }
-                
+
         switch(reloc->r_length)
         {
             case 0:
@@ -4244,18 +4932,18 @@ static int relocateSection(
                 break;
         }
 #else
-       if(relocs[i].r_address & R_SCATTERED)
-       {
-           struct scattered_relocation_info *scat =
-               (struct scattered_relocation_info*) &relocs[i];
-
-           if(!scat->r_pcrel)
-           {
-               if(scat->r_length == 2)
-               {
-                   unsigned long word = 0;
-                   unsigned long* wordPtr = (unsigned long*) (image + sect->offset + scat->r_address);
-                   checkProddableBlock(oc,wordPtr);
+        if(relocs[i].r_address & R_SCATTERED)
+        {
+            struct scattered_relocation_info *scat =
+                (struct scattered_relocation_info*) &relocs[i];
+
+            if(!scat->r_pcrel)
+            {
+                if(scat->r_length == 2)
+                {
+                    unsigned long word = 0;
+                    unsigned long* wordPtr = (unsigned long*) (image + sect->offset + scat->r_address);
+                    checkProddableBlock(oc,wordPtr);
 
                     // Note on relocation types:
                     // i386 uses the GENERIC_RELOC_* types,
@@ -4265,51 +4953,53 @@ static int relocateSection(
                     // Therefore, we use GENERIC_RELOC_VANILLA
                     // and GENERIC_RELOC_PAIR instead of the PPC variants,
                     // and use #ifdefs for the other types.
-                    
-                   // Step 1: Figure out what the relocated value should be
-                   if(scat->r_type == GENERIC_RELOC_VANILLA)
-                   {
-                        word = *wordPtr + (unsigned long) relocateAddress(
-                                                                oc,
+
+                    // Step 1: Figure out what the relocated value should be
+                    if (scat->r_type == GENERIC_RELOC_VANILLA) {
+                        word = *wordPtr
+                             + (unsigned long) relocateAddress(oc,
                                                                 nSections,
                                                                 sections,
                                                                 scat->r_value)
                                         - scat->r_value;
-                   }
+                    }
 #ifdef powerpc_HOST_ARCH
-                   else if(scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_SECTDIFF
-                       || scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_LO16_SECTDIFF
-                       || scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_HI16_SECTDIFF
-                       || scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_HA16_SECTDIFF
-                       || scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_LOCAL_SECTDIFF)
+                    else if(scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_SECTDIFF
+                        || scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_LO16_SECTDIFF
+                        || scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_HI16_SECTDIFF
+                        || scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_HA16_SECTDIFF
+                        || scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_LOCAL_SECTDIFF)
 #else
                     else if(scat->r_type == GENERIC_RELOC_SECTDIFF
                         || scat->r_type == GENERIC_RELOC_LOCAL_SECTDIFF)
 #endif
-                   {
-                       struct scattered_relocation_info *pair =
-                               (struct scattered_relocation_info*) &relocs[i+1];
+                    {
+                        struct scattered_relocation_info *pair =
+                                (struct scattered_relocation_info*) &relocs[i+1];
 
-                       if(!pair->r_scattered || pair->r_type != GENERIC_RELOC_PAIR)
-                           barf("Invalid Mach-O file: "
-                                "RELOC_*_SECTDIFF not followed by RELOC_PAIR");
+                        if (!pair->r_scattered || pair->r_type != GENERIC_RELOC_PAIR) {
+                            barf("Invalid Mach-O file: "
+                                 "RELOC_*_SECTDIFF not followed by RELOC_PAIR");
+                        }
 
-                       word = (unsigned long)
-                              (relocateAddress(oc, nSections, sections, scat->r_value)
-                             - relocateAddress(oc, nSections, sections, pair->r_value));
-                       i++;
-                   }
+                        word = (unsigned long)
+                               (relocateAddress(oc, nSections, sections, scat->r_value)
+                              - relocateAddress(oc, nSections, sections, pair->r_value));
+                        i++;
+                    }
 #ifdef powerpc_HOST_ARCH
-                   else if(scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_HI16
+                    else if(scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_HI16
                          || scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_LO16
                          || scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_HA16
                          || scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_LO14)
                     {   // these are generated by label+offset things
-                       struct relocation_info *pair = &relocs[i+1];
-                        if((pair->r_address & R_SCATTERED) || pair->r_type != PPC_RELOC_PAIR)
-                           barf("Invalid Mach-O file: "
-                                "PPC_RELOC_* not followed by PPC_RELOC_PAIR");
-                        
+                        struct relocation_info *pair = &relocs[i+1];
+
+                        if ((pair->r_address & R_SCATTERED) || pair->r_type != PPC_RELOC_PAIR) {
+                            barf("Invalid Mach-O file: "
+                                 "PPC_RELOC_* not followed by PPC_RELOC_PAIR");
+                        }
+
                         if(scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_LO16)
                         {
                             word = ((unsigned short*) wordPtr)[1];
@@ -4331,21 +5021,22 @@ static int relocateSection(
                             word = ((unsigned short*) wordPtr)[1] << 16;
                             word += ((short)relocs[i+1].r_address & (short)0xFFFF);
                         }
-                       
-                        
+
+
                         word += (unsigned long) relocateAddress(oc, nSections, sections, scat->r_value)
                                                 - scat->r_value;
-                        
+
                         i++;
                     }
  #endif
-                    else
-                    {
-                       barf ("Don't know how to handle this Mach-O "
-                             "scattered relocation entry: "
+                    else {
+                        barf ("Don't know how to handle this Mach-O "
+                              "scattered relocation entry: "
                               "object file %s; entry type %ld; "
-                              "address %#lx\n", 
-                              oc->fileName, scat->r_type, scat->r_address);
+                              "address %#lx\n",
+                              OC_INFORMATIVE_FILENAME(oc),
+                              scat->r_type,
+                              scat->r_address);
                         return 0;
                      }
 
@@ -4361,51 +5052,59 @@ static int relocateSection(
                         *wordPtr = word;
                     }
 #ifdef powerpc_HOST_ARCH
-                    else if(scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_LO16_SECTDIFF || scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_LO16)
+                    else if (scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_LO16_SECTDIFF
+                          || scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_LO16)
                     {
                         ((unsigned short*) wordPtr)[1] = word & 0xFFFF;
                     }
-                    else if(scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_HI16_SECTDIFF || scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_HI16)
+                    else if (scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_HI16_SECTDIFF
+                          || scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_HI16)
                     {
                         ((unsigned short*) wordPtr)[1] = (word >> 16) & 0xFFFF;
                     }
-                    else if(scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_HA16_SECTDIFF || scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_HA16)
+                    else if (scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_HA16_SECTDIFF
+                          || scat->r_type == PPC_RELOC_HA16)
                     {
                         ((unsigned short*) wordPtr)[1] = ((word >> 16) & 0xFFFF)
                             + ((word & (1<<15)) ? 1 : 0);
                     }
 #endif
-               }
-               else
-               {
-                   barf("Can't handle Mach-O scattered relocation entry "
-                        "with this r_length tag: "
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    barf("Can't handle Mach-O scattered relocation entry "
+                         "with this r_length tag: "
                          "object file %s; entry type %ld; "
-                         "r_length tag %ld; address %#lx\n", 
-                         oc->fileName, scat->r_type, scat->r_length,
+                         "r_length tag %ld; address %#lx\n",
+                         OC_INFORMATIVE_FILENAME(oc),
+                         scat->r_type,
+                         scat->r_length,
                          scat->r_address);
                     return 0;
-               }
-           }
-           else /* scat->r_pcrel */
-           {
-               barf("Don't know how to handle *PC-relative* Mach-O "
-                    "scattered relocation entry: "
-                     "object file %s; entry type %ld; address %#lx\n", 
-                     oc->fileName, scat->r_type, scat->r_address);
+                }
+            }
+            else /* scat->r_pcrel */
+            {
+                barf("Don't know how to handle *PC-relative* Mach-O "
+                     "scattered relocation entry: "
+                     "object file %s; entry type %ld; address %#lx\n",
+                     OC_INFORMATIVE_FILENAME(oc),
+                     scat->r_type,
+                     scat->r_address);
                return 0;
-           }
-
-       }
-       else /* !(relocs[i].r_address & R_SCATTERED) */
-       {
-           struct relocation_info *reloc = &relocs[i];
-           if(reloc->r_pcrel && !reloc->r_extern)
-               continue;
-
-           if(reloc->r_length == 2)
-           {
-               unsigned long word = 0;
+            }
+
+        }
+        else /* !(relocs[i].r_address & R_SCATTERED) */
+        {
+            struct relocation_info *reloc = &relocs[i];
+            if (reloc->r_pcrel && !reloc->r_extern) {
+                IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("relocateSection: pc relative but not external, skipping\n"));
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (reloc->r_length == 2) {
+                unsigned long word = 0;
 #ifdef powerpc_HOST_ARCH
                 unsigned long jumpIsland = 0;
                 long offsetToJumpIsland = 0xBADBAD42; // initialise to bad value
@@ -4413,66 +5112,58 @@ static int relocateSection(
                                                       // bugs.
 #endif
 
-               unsigned long* wordPtr = (unsigned long*) (image + sect->offset + reloc->r_address);
-               checkProddableBlock(oc,wordPtr);
+                unsigned long* wordPtr = (unsigned long*) (image + sect->offset + reloc->r_address);
+                checkProddableBlock(oc,wordPtr);
 
-               if(reloc->r_type == GENERIC_RELOC_VANILLA)
-               {
-                   word = *wordPtr;
-               }
+                if (reloc->r_type == GENERIC_RELOC_VANILLA) {
+                    word = *wordPtr;
+                }
 #ifdef powerpc_HOST_ARCH
-               else if(reloc->r_type == PPC_RELOC_LO16)
-               {
-                   word = ((unsigned short*) wordPtr)[1];
-                   word |= ((unsigned long) relocs[i+1].r_address & 0xFFFF) << 16;
-               }
-               else if(reloc->r_type == PPC_RELOC_HI16)
-               {
-                   word = ((unsigned short*) wordPtr)[1] << 16;
-                   word |= ((unsigned long) relocs[i+1].r_address & 0xFFFF);
-               }
-               else if(reloc->r_type == PPC_RELOC_HA16)
-               {
-                   word = ((unsigned short*) wordPtr)[1] << 16;
-                   word += ((short)relocs[i+1].r_address & (short)0xFFFF);
-               }
-               else if(reloc->r_type == PPC_RELOC_BR24)
-               {
-                   word = *wordPtr;
-                   word = (word & 0x03FFFFFC) | ((word & 0x02000000) ? 0xFC000000 : 0);
-               }
+                else if (reloc->r_type == PPC_RELOC_LO16) {
+                    word = ((unsigned short*) wordPtr)[1];
+                    word |= ((unsigned long) relocs[i+1].r_address & 0xFFFF) << 16;
+                }
+                else if (reloc->r_type == PPC_RELOC_HI16) {
+                    word = ((unsigned short*) wordPtr)[1] << 16;
+                    word |= ((unsigned long) relocs[i+1].r_address & 0xFFFF);
+                }
+                else if (reloc->r_type == PPC_RELOC_HA16) {
+                    word = ((unsigned short*) wordPtr)[1] << 16;
+                    word += ((short)relocs[i+1].r_address & (short)0xFFFF);
+                }
+                else if (reloc->r_type == PPC_RELOC_BR24) {
+                    word = *wordPtr;
+                    word = (word & 0x03FFFFFC) | ((word & 0x02000000) ? 0xFC000000 : 0);
+                }
 #endif
-                else
-                {
+                else {
                     barf("Can't handle this Mach-O relocation entry "
-                        "(not scattered): "
-                         "object file %s; entry type %ld; address %#lx\n", 
-                         oc->fileName, reloc->r_type, reloc->r_address);
+                         "(not scattered): "
+                         "object file %s; entry type %ld; address %#lx\n",
+                         OC_INFORMATIVE_FILENAME(oc),
+                         reloc->r_type,
+                         reloc->r_address);
                     return 0;
                 }
 
-               if(!reloc->r_extern)
-               {
-                   long delta =
-                       sections[reloc->r_symbolnum-1].offset
-                       - sections[reloc->r_symbolnum-1].addr
-                       + ((long) image);
-
-                   word += delta;
-               }
-               else
-               {
-                   struct nlist *symbol = &nlist[reloc->r_symbolnum];
-                   char *nm = image + symLC->stroff + symbol->n_un.n_strx;
-                   void *symbolAddress = lookupSymbol(nm);
-                   if(!symbolAddress)
-                   {
-                       errorBelch("\nunknown symbol `%s'", nm);
-                       return 0;
-                   }
-
-                   if(reloc->r_pcrel)
-                    {  
+                if (!reloc->r_extern) {
+                    long delta = sections[reloc->r_symbolnum-1].offset
+                        - sections[reloc->r_symbolnum-1].addr
+                        + ((long) image);
+
+                    word += delta;
+                }
+                else {
+                    struct nlist *symbol = &nlist[reloc->r_symbolnum];
+                    char *nm = image + symLC->stroff + symbol->n_un.n_strx;
+                    void *symbolAddress = lookupSymbol(nm);
+
+                    if (!symbolAddress) {
+                        errorBelch("\nunknown symbol `%s'", nm);
+                        return 0;
+                    }
+
+                    if (reloc->r_pcrel) {  
 #ifdef powerpc_HOST_ARCH
                             // In the .o file, this should be a relative jump to NULL
                             // and we'll change it to a relative jump to the symbol
@@ -4482,82 +5173,100 @@ static int relocateSection(
                                                          reloc->r_symbolnum,
                                                          (unsigned long) symbolAddress)
                                          -> jumpIsland;
-                        if(jumpIsland != 0)
-                        {
+                        if (jumpIsland != 0) {
                             offsetToJumpIsland = word + jumpIsland
                                 - (((long)image) + sect->offset - sect->addr);
                         }
 #endif
-                       word += (unsigned long) symbolAddress
+                        word += (unsigned long) symbolAddress
                                 - (((long)image) + sect->offset - sect->addr);
                     }
-                    else
-                    {
+                    else {
                         word += (unsigned long) symbolAddress;
                     }
-               }
+                }
 
-               if(reloc->r_type == GENERIC_RELOC_VANILLA)
-               {
-                   *wordPtr = word;
-                   continue;
-               }
+                if (reloc->r_type == GENERIC_RELOC_VANILLA) {
+                    *wordPtr = word;
+                    continue;
+                }
 #ifdef powerpc_HOST_ARCH
-               else if(reloc->r_type == PPC_RELOC_LO16)
-               {
-                   ((unsigned short*) wordPtr)[1] = word & 0xFFFF;
-                   i++; continue;
-               }
-               else if(reloc->r_type == PPC_RELOC_HI16)
-               {
-                   ((unsigned short*) wordPtr)[1] = (word >> 16) & 0xFFFF;
-                   i++; continue;
-               }
-               else if(reloc->r_type == PPC_RELOC_HA16)
-               {
-                   ((unsigned short*) wordPtr)[1] = ((word >> 16) & 0xFFFF)
-                       + ((word & (1<<15)) ? 1 : 0);
-                   i++; continue;
-               }
-               else if(reloc->r_type == PPC_RELOC_BR24)
-               {
-                    if((long)word > (long)0x01FFFFFF || (long)word < (long)0xFFE00000)
-                    {
+                else if(reloc->r_type == PPC_RELOC_LO16)
+                {
+                    ((unsigned short*) wordPtr)[1] = word & 0xFFFF;
+                    i++;
+                    continue;
+                }
+                else if(reloc->r_type == PPC_RELOC_HI16)
+                {
+                    ((unsigned short*) wordPtr)[1] = (word >> 16) & 0xFFFF;
+                    i++;
+                    continue;
+                }
+                else if(reloc->r_type == PPC_RELOC_HA16)
+                {
+                    ((unsigned short*) wordPtr)[1] = ((word >> 16) & 0xFFFF)
+                        + ((word & (1<<15)) ? 1 : 0);
+                    i++;
+                    continue;
+                }
+                else if(reloc->r_type == PPC_RELOC_BR24)
+                {
+                    if ((word & 0x03) != 0) {
+                        barf("%s: unconditional relative branch with a displacement "
+                             "which isn't a multiple of 4 bytes: %#lx",
+                             OC_INFORMATIVE_FILENAME(oc),
+                             word);
+                    }
+
+                    if((word & 0xFE000000) != 0xFE000000 &&
+                        (word & 0xFE000000) != 0x00000000) {
                         // The branch offset is too large.
                         // Therefore, we try to use a jump island.
-                        if(jumpIsland == 0)
-                        {
-                            barf("unconditional relative branch out of range: "
-                                 "no jump island available");
+                        if (jumpIsland == 0) {
+                            barf("%s: unconditional relative branch out of range: "
+                                 "no jump island available: %#lx",
+                                 OC_INFORMATIVE_FILENAME(oc),
+                                 word);
                         }
-                        
+
                         word = offsetToJumpIsland;
-                        if((long)word > (long)0x01FFFFFF || (long)word < (long)0xFFE00000)
-                            barf("unconditional relative branch out of range: "
-                                 "jump island out of range");
+
+                        if((word & 0xFE000000) != 0xFE000000 &&
+                            (word & 0xFE000000) != 0x00000000) {
+                            barf("%s: unconditional relative branch out of range: "
+                                 "jump island out of range: %#lx",
+                                 OC_INFORMATIVE_FILENAME(oc),
+                                 word);
                     }
-                   *wordPtr = (*wordPtr & 0xFC000003) | (word & 0x03FFFFFC);
-                   continue;
-               }
+                    }
+                    *wordPtr = (*wordPtr & 0xFC000003) | (word & 0x03FFFFFC);
+                    continue;
+                }
 #endif
             }
             else
             {
-                barf("Can't handle Mach-O relocation entry (not scattered) "
+                 barf("Can't handle Mach-O relocation entry (not scattered) "
                       "with this r_length tag: "
                       "object file %s; entry type %ld; "
-                      "r_length tag %ld; address %#lx\n", 
-                      oc->fileName, reloc->r_type, reloc->r_length,
+                      "r_length tag %ld; address %#lx\n",
+                      OC_INFORMATIVE_FILENAME(oc),
+                      reloc->r_type,
+                      reloc->r_length,
                       reloc->r_address);
-                return 0;
-           }
-       }
+                 return 0;
+            }
+        }
 #endif
     }
+
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("relocateSection: done\n"));
     return 1;
 }
 
-static int ocGetNames_MachO(ObjectCode* oc)
+static int
+ocGetNames_MachO(ObjectCode* oc)
 {
     char *image = (char*) oc->image;
     struct mach_header *header = (struct mach_header*) image;
@@ -4571,26 +5280,37 @@ static int ocGetNames_MachO(ObjectCode* oc)
     char    *commonStorage = NULL;
     unsigned long commonCounter;
 
+    IF_DEBUG(linker,debugBelch("ocGetNames_MachO: start\n"));
+
     for(i=0;i<header->ncmds;i++)
     {
-       if(lc->cmd == LC_SEGMENT || lc->cmd == LC_SEGMENT_64)
-           segLC = (struct segment_command*) lc;
-       else if(lc->cmd == LC_SYMTAB)
-           symLC = (struct symtab_command*) lc;
-       lc = (struct load_command *) ( ((char*)lc) + lc->cmdsize );
+        if (lc->cmd == LC_SEGMENT || lc->cmd == LC_SEGMENT_64) {
+            segLC = (struct segment_command*) lc;
+        }
+        else if (lc->cmd == LC_SYMTAB) {
+            symLC = (struct symtab_command*) lc;
+        }
+
+        lc = (struct load_command *) ( ((char*)lc) + lc->cmdsize );
     }
 
     sections = (struct section*) (segLC+1);
     nlist = symLC ? (struct nlist*) (image + symLC->symoff)
                   : NULL;
-    
-    if(!segLC)
+
+    if (!segLC) {
         barf("ocGetNames_MachO: no segment load command");
+    }
 
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocGetNames_MachO: will load %d sections\n", segLC->nsects));
     for(i=0;i<segLC->nsects;i++)
     {
-        if(sections[i].size == 0)
+        IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocGetNames_MachO: section %d\n", i));
+
+        if (sections[i].size == 0) {
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocGetNames_MachO: found a zero length section, skipping\n"));
             continue;
+        }
 
         if((sections[i].flags & SECTION_TYPE) == S_ZEROFILL)
         {
@@ -4599,36 +5319,47 @@ static int ocGetNames_MachO(ObjectCode* oc)
             sections[i].offset = zeroFillArea - image;
         }
 
-       if(!strcmp(sections[i].sectname,"__text"))
-           addSection(oc, SECTIONKIND_CODE_OR_RODATA,
-               (void*) (image + sections[i].offset),
-               (void*) (image + sections[i].offset + sections[i].size));
-       else if(!strcmp(sections[i].sectname,"__const"))
-           addSection(oc, SECTIONKIND_RWDATA,
-               (void*) (image + sections[i].offset),
-               (void*) (image + sections[i].offset + sections[i].size));
-       else if(!strcmp(sections[i].sectname,"__data"))
-           addSection(oc, SECTIONKIND_RWDATA,
-               (void*) (image + sections[i].offset),
-               (void*) (image + sections[i].offset + sections[i].size));
-       else if(!strcmp(sections[i].sectname,"__bss")
-               || !strcmp(sections[i].sectname,"__common"))
-           addSection(oc, SECTIONKIND_RWDATA,
-               (void*) (image + sections[i].offset),
-               (void*) (image + sections[i].offset + sections[i].size));
-
-        addProddableBlock(oc, (void*) (image + sections[i].offset),
+        if (!strcmp(sections[i].sectname,"__text")) {
+
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocGetNames_MachO: adding __text section\n"));
+            addSection(oc, SECTIONKIND_CODE_OR_RODATA,
+                (void*) (image + sections[i].offset),
+                (void*) (image + sections[i].offset + sections[i].size));
+        }
+        else if (!strcmp(sections[i].sectname,"__const")) {
+
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocGetNames_MachO: adding __const section\n"));
+            addSection(oc, SECTIONKIND_RWDATA,
+                (void*) (image + sections[i].offset),
+                (void*) (image + sections[i].offset + sections[i].size));
+        }    
+        else if (!strcmp(sections[i].sectname,"__data")) {
+
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocGetNames_MachO: adding __data section\n"));
+            addSection(oc, SECTIONKIND_RWDATA,
+                (void*) (image + sections[i].offset),
+                (void*) (image + sections[i].offset + sections[i].size));
+        }
+        else if(!strcmp(sections[i].sectname,"__bss")
+                || !strcmp(sections[i].sectname,"__common")) {
+
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocGetNames_MachO: adding __bss section\n"));
+            addSection(oc, SECTIONKIND_RWDATA,
+                (void*) (image + sections[i].offset),
+                (void*) (image + sections[i].offset + sections[i].size));
+        }
+        addProddableBlock(oc,
+                          (void *) (image + sections[i].offset),
                                         sections[i].size);
     }
 
-       // count external symbols defined here
+        // count external symbols defined here
     oc->n_symbols = 0;
-    if(symLC)
-    {
-        for(i=0;i<symLC->nsyms;i++)
-        {
-            if(nlist[i].n_type & N_STAB)
+    if (symLC) {
+        for (i = 0; i < symLC->nsyms; i++) {
+            if (nlist[i].n_type & N_STAB) {
                 ;
+            }
             else if(nlist[i].n_type & N_EXT)
             {
                 if((nlist[i].n_type & N_TYPE) == N_UNDF
@@ -4642,8 +5373,9 @@ static int ocGetNames_MachO(ObjectCode* oc)
             }
         }
     }
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocGetNames_MachO: %d external symbols\n", oc->n_symbols));
     oc->symbols = stgMallocBytes(oc->n_symbols * sizeof(char*),
-                                  "ocGetNames_MachO(oc->symbols)");
+                                   "ocGetNames_MachO(oc->symbols)");
 
     if(symLC)
     {
@@ -4656,10 +5388,13 @@ static int ocGetNames_MachO(ObjectCode* oc)
                 if(nlist[i].n_type & N_EXT)
                 {
                     char *nm = image + symLC->stroff + nlist[i].n_un.n_strx;
-                    if((nlist[i].n_desc & N_WEAK_DEF) && lookupSymbol(nm))
-                        ; // weak definition, and we already have a definition
+                    if ((nlist[i].n_desc & N_WEAK_DEF) && lookupSymbol(nm)) {
+                        // weak definition, and we already have a definition
+                        IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("    weak: %s\n", nm));
+                    }
                     else
                     {
+                            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocGetNames_MachO: inserting %s\n", nm));
                             ghciInsertStrHashTable(oc->fileName, symhash, nm,
                                                     image
                                                     + sections[nlist[i].n_sect-1].offset
@@ -4668,36 +5403,48 @@ static int ocGetNames_MachO(ObjectCode* oc)
                             oc->symbols[curSymbol++] = nm;
                     }
                 }
+                else
+                {
+                    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocGetNames_MachO: \t...not external, skipping\n"));
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocGetNames_MachO: \t...not defined in this section, skipping\n"));
             }
         }
     }
 
     commonStorage = stgCallocBytes(1,commonSize,"ocGetNames_MachO(common symbols)");
     commonCounter = (unsigned long)commonStorage;
-    if(symLC)
-    {
-        for(i=0;i<symLC->nsyms;i++)
-        {
-           if((nlist[i].n_type & N_TYPE) == N_UNDF
-                   && (nlist[i].n_type & N_EXT) && (nlist[i].n_value != 0))
-           {
-               char *nm = image + symLC->stroff + nlist[i].n_un.n_strx;
-               unsigned long sz = nlist[i].n_value;
 
-               nlist[i].n_value = commonCounter;
+    if (symLC) {
+        for (i = 0; i < symLC->nsyms; i++) {
+            if((nlist[i].n_type & N_TYPE) == N_UNDF
+             && (nlist[i].n_type & N_EXT)
+             && (nlist[i].n_value != 0)) {
 
-               ghciInsertStrHashTable(oc->fileName, symhash, nm,
-                                      (void*)commonCounter);
-               oc->symbols[curSymbol++] = nm;
+                char *nm = image + symLC->stroff + nlist[i].n_un.n_strx;
+                unsigned long sz = nlist[i].n_value;
 
-               commonCounter += sz;
-           }
+                nlist[i].n_value = commonCounter;
+
+                IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocGetNames_MachO: inserting common symbol: %s\n", nm));
+                ghciInsertStrHashTable(oc->fileName, symhash, nm,
+                                       (void*)commonCounter);
+                oc->symbols[curSymbol++] = nm;
+
+                commonCounter += sz;
+            }
         }
     }
+
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocGetNames_MachO: done\n"));
     return 1;
 }
 
-static int ocResolve_MachO(ObjectCode* oc)
+static int
+ocResolve_MachO(ObjectCode* oc)
 {
     char *image = (char*) oc->image;
     struct mach_header *header = (struct mach_header*) image;
@@ -4709,15 +5456,23 @@ static int ocResolve_MachO(ObjectCode* oc)
     struct dysymtab_command *dsymLC = NULL;
     struct nlist *nlist;
 
-    for(i=0;i<header->ncmds;i++)
+    IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocResolve_MachO: start\n"));
+    for (i = 0; i < header->ncmds; i++)
     {
-       if(lc->cmd == LC_SEGMENT || lc->cmd == LC_SEGMENT_64)
-           segLC = (struct segment_command*) lc;
-       else if(lc->cmd == LC_SYMTAB)
-           symLC = (struct symtab_command*) lc;
-       else if(lc->cmd == LC_DYSYMTAB)
-           dsymLC = (struct dysymtab_command*) lc;
-       lc = (struct load_command *) ( ((char*)lc) + lc->cmdsize );
+        if (lc->cmd == LC_SEGMENT || lc->cmd == LC_SEGMENT_64) {
+            segLC = (struct segment_command*) lc;
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocResolve_MachO: found a 32 or 64 bit segment load command\n"));
+        }
+        else if (lc->cmd == LC_SYMTAB) {
+            symLC = (struct symtab_command*) lc;
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocResolve_MachO: found a symbol table load command\n"));
+        }
+        else if (lc->cmd == LC_DYSYMTAB) {
+            dsymLC = (struct dysymtab_command*) lc;
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocResolve_MachO: found a dynamic symbol table load command\n"));
+        }
+
+        lc = (struct load_command *) ( ((char*)lc) + lc->cmdsize );
     }
 
     sections = (struct section*) (segLC+1);
@@ -4729,7 +5484,8 @@ static int ocResolve_MachO(ObjectCode* oc)
         unsigned long *indirectSyms
             = (unsigned long*) (image + dsymLC->indirectsymoff);
 
-        for(i=0;i<segLC->nsects;i++)
+        IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocResolve_MachO: resolving dsymLC\n"));
+        for (i = 0; i < segLC->nsects; i++)
         {
             if(    !strcmp(sections[i].sectname,"__la_symbol_ptr")
                 || !strcmp(sections[i].sectname,"__la_sym_ptr2")
@@ -4749,13 +5505,19 @@ static int ocResolve_MachO(ObjectCode* oc)
                 if(!resolveImports(oc,image,symLC,&sections[i],indirectSyms,nlist))
                     return 0;
             }
+            else
+            {
+                IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocResolve_MachO: unknown section\n"));
+            }
         }
     }
-    
+
     for(i=0;i<segLC->nsects;i++)
     {
-       if(!relocateSection(oc,image,symLC,nlist,segLC->nsects,sections,&sections[i]))
-           return 0;
+            IF_DEBUG(linker, debugBelch("ocResolve_MachO: relocating section %d\n", i));
+
+        if (!relocateSection(oc,image,symLC,nlist,segLC->nsects,sections,&sections[i]))
+            return 0;
     }
 
 #if defined (powerpc_HOST_ARCH)
@@ -4777,7 +5539,8 @@ static int ocResolve_MachO(ObjectCode* oc)
 
 extern void* symbolsWithoutUnderscore[];
 
-static void machoInitSymbolsWithoutUnderscore()
+static void
+machoInitSymbolsWithoutUnderscore(void)
 {
     void **p = symbolsWithoutUnderscore;
     __asm__ volatile(".globl _symbolsWithoutUnderscore\n.data\n_symbolsWithoutUnderscore:");
@@ -4789,13 +5552,13 @@ static void machoInitSymbolsWithoutUnderscore()
     RTS_MACHO_NOUNDERLINE_SYMBOLS
 
     __asm__ volatile(".text");
-    
+
 #undef SymI_NeedsProto
 #define SymI_NeedsProto(x)  \
     ghciInsertStrHashTable("(GHCi built-in symbols)", symhash, #x, *p++);
-    
+
     RTS_MACHO_NOUNDERLINE_SYMBOLS
-    
+
 #undef SymI_NeedsProto
 }
 #endif
@@ -4805,20 +5568,30 @@ static void machoInitSymbolsWithoutUnderscore()
  * Figure out by how much to shift the entire Mach-O file in memory
  * when loading so that its single segment ends up 16-byte-aligned
  */
-static int machoGetMisalignment( FILE * f )
+static int
+machoGetMisalignment( FILE * f )
 {
     struct mach_header header;
     int misalignment;
-    
-    fread(&header, sizeof(header), 1, f);
-    rewind(f);
+
+    {
+        int n = fread(&header, sizeof(header), 1, f);
+        if (n != 1) {
+            barf("machoGetMisalignment: can't read the Mach-O header");
+        }
+    }
+    fseek(f, -sizeof(header), SEEK_CUR);
 
 #if x86_64_HOST_ARCH || powerpc64_HOST_ARCH
-    if(header.magic != MH_MAGIC_64)
-        return 0;
+    if(header.magic != MH_MAGIC_64) {
+        barf("Bad magic. Expected: %08x, got: %08x.",
+             MH_MAGIC_64, header.magic);
+    }
 #else
-    if(header.magic != MH_MAGIC)
-        return 0;
+    if(header.magic != MH_MAGIC) {
+        barf("Bad magic. Expected: %08x, got: %08x.",
+             MH_MAGIC, header.magic);
+    }
 #endif
 
     misalignment = (header.sizeofcmds + sizeof(header))
@@ -4829,4 +5602,3 @@ static int machoGetMisalignment( FILE * f )
 #endif
 
 #endif
-